Ozi with Puff Pastry

Ingredients

• 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
• A note: this Ozi with puff pastry recipe and method comes from a chef and friend of Sho Tabbakhin Today:
• Najwa Awad
• Click the name Najwa Awad to visit her profile on our site
• To make filo dough for Ozi at home, click here: How to prepare filo dough for sheets, Ozi, and samosas

Method

1. Boil the meat pieces or slices with seasonings, then wash and soak the rice in water for 15 minutes.
2. Fry the minced meat in oil with the pine nuts and a pinch of sweet spice (allspice).
3. Remove the puff pastry from the freezer and leave it for about 15 minutes to thaw and become soft.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Arrange the filled puff pastry Ozi rolls on an oiled baking tray and repeat the same process with the remaining rolls.
7. Place the tray in the oven and brown them from the bottom then the top for about 10 minutes.
8. Serve the Ozi rolls with the cooked yogurt.
9. Method for preparing the yogurt:
10. 1 kg whisked yogurt
11. 2 tablespoons corn starch
12. A little water