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Manti (Pastry with Ground Meat and Yogurt)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 1/3 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup flour (for the pastry)
  • 2/5 cup water
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 6 glasses meat broth
  • Ground meat:
  • 200 grams ground meat
  • 3 onions
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • Sauce:
  • 4 tablespoons margarine
  • 400 grams yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper
  • 5 cloves of garlic

Directions

  1. Sift the flour, spread it over the rolling board, make a well in the center and add the egg, egg yolk, water and salt. Knead them well together until a dough is formed.
  2. Cover with a wet cloth and allow to stand for an hour.
  3. After an hour, place the dough onto a lightly floured surface, sprinkle flour over the dough around the rolling pin and start rolling evenly again until it becomes a thin layer.
  4. Add sliced onions, 2 teaspoons black pepper and a pinch of salt to the ground meat, knead for 2 minutes, do not cook.
  5. . Cut the pastry into squares of 4 to 5 centimeters in width. Spread some of the prepared filling onto each square, cover by bringing together the 4 edges and sealing together.
  6. Pour the broth into saucepan, allow it to boil, add the prepared and filled pastries. Cook on a moderately hot temperature with the lid closed until the pastries grow larger and become softer. After cooking, put into a serving dish and first pour over the yogurt and crushed garlic mixture, then over that pour the mixture of 2 tablespoons of melted margarine and red pepper. Now your delicious manti is ready for serving.