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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Beef Borek


Recently I saw this recipe for beef borek on Spicie Foodie. It wasn't an authentic recipe but more an incorporation of delicious flavours. I basically followed the recipe but did make a few changes along the way!


Firstly I softened some onion, then added garlic and diced red capsicum. I then added the beef mince and browned. I put in some fresh thyme and dried oregano as well as salt and pepper. At this point it tasted a little boring so I googled what spices can be used in borek and then added some sweet paprika and allspice.


Once this is cooled a little I added a line to my store bought 'Fillo' pastry, deciding to make mini boreks. The recipe topped with creamed garlic spinach but I just used some wilted baby spinach. I then added some crumbled marinated fetta. After tucking the ends in I rolled the borek up. This was not a great success and I managed to achieve many cracks and had to do some patching! 


The final result was really moist and delicious, although not so pretty as I imagined, oh well there is always next time.

8 comments:

  1. Hats off for daring to use fillo pastry. I just don't have the patience. I bet it was delicious!

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  2. The combination sounds delicious!I thank my Greek background and my mom for having to deal with fillo from a very young age..This is surely going in my "to do" recipe folder! XO

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  3. It looks great!Well done,dear Muppy!

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  4. I think it looks great! Fillo pastry is so handy for many recipes.

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  5. This looks fab and well worth a try.

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  6. These sound wonderful - I love the filling and the spices you used! I have never worked with fillo before, always hear how fussy it is.

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  7. The taste is the main thing! Though I think they look great anyway!

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