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ChefNajwa Awad
Ozi with Puff Pastry
A quick, concise method for making Ozi with puff pastry. This approach saves you from making the pastry from scratch or following a more complex Ozi method. We recommend trying it.
Ozi with Puff Pastry in a very easy recipe that doesn’t take long to prepare, yet the result we’ll get is as delicious and beautiful as can be!
Ingredients
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- 10 square pieces of puff pastry
- 1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
- finely ground beef
- ½ kg tender beef slices (medallions) or neck cuts
- nuts for garnish
- yogurt
- Yogurt sauce
- 1 kg whisked yogurt
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- a little water
Method
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- Boil the meat pieces or slices with seasonings, then wash and soak the rice in water for 15 minutes.Timers: 15 min
- Fry the minced meat in oil with the pine nuts and a pinch of sweet spice (allspice).
- Remove the puff pastry from the freezer and leave it for about 15 minutes to thaw and become soft.Timers: 15 min
- Put the soaked and washed rice in a pot with the minced meat, cover with water and cook over low heat until the meat and rice are tender.
- Roll out the puff pastry with a rolling pin and prepare a small cup or bowl lightly greased with oil; place pastry inside it, fill with the cooked rice and meat, and seal all the edges so it becomes round.
- Arrange the filled puff pastry Ozi rolls on an oiled baking tray and repeat the same process with the remaining rolls.
- Place the tray in the oven and brown them from the bottom then the top for about 10 minutes.Timers: 10 min
- Serve the Ozi rolls with the cooked yogurt.
- Method for preparing the yogurt:
- 1 kg whisked yogurt
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- A little water
Recipe tags
MainsInternationalGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
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