Balish (meat pie with veggies)
Moist and crispy pie.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
It can be prepared ahead and served later or prepared and put in the freezer.
Balish (meat pie with veggies)
Ingredients
- 2 stick butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream or half a cup of sour cream and plain yogurt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 4 cup flour
- Sesame seeds
Filling
- 1 lb ground beef or chicken
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 potato diced
- 1-2 tomatoes diced
- 0.5 stick of butter
Instructions
- In the mixing bowl combine 3 cups of flour and small diced butter until combined well add salt, sugar, and a cup of sour cream on top of the mixture add baking soda & vinegar, and mix well. Combine all together until smooth.
- Divide the dough into two pieces.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place in the fridge until ready to use
- In the mixing bowl mix ground meat, onion, potatoes salt, paper, and cumin seeds and set aside
- Cut tomatoes and butter into small chunks and set aside.
- Turn on the heat to 380 F
- On top of the dough put the meat mixture and put the tomatoes on put butter chunks
- Cover with a second sheet of dough
- Egg brash on top of dough and then spread sesame seeds
- Bake 380 F around 50-60 minutes until golden brown
Ingredients:
- 2 sticks of cold butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup of sour cream or half a cup of sour cream and plain yogurt.
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda + 1 or 2 drops of vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 0,5 teaspoons of sugar.
- 3-4,5 cups of flour.
- One egg yolk and one tablespoon of water for brushing the dough.
- Sesame seeds
For filling:
- A pound of ground beef or chicken
- One medium onion diced in small pieces
- One potato diced in small pieces
- One big or two small tomatoes diced in small pieces, remove seeds ( Tomatoes should be firm and not mushy)
- Salt and pepper and cumin seeds for test.
- And about half a stick of butter cut into small chunks.
- If you don’t want or don’t like it, potatoes can be skipped.
Recipe
In a mixing bowl, combine 3 cups of flour and small diced butter until combined well.
Add salt, sugar, and a cup of sour cream to the mixture, add baking soda and vinegar, and mix well.
Combine all together until smooth.
If the dough becomes very sticky, add more flour, but not too much. The dough should be soft and lightly sticky.
Divide the dough into two pieces.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge until ready to use. (It can be left in the fridge overnight or for several hours, or it can be frozen for days if needed to defrost; defrost in the refrigerator for the night before use.)
In a mixing bowl, combine ground meat, onion, potatoes, salt, paper, and cumin seeds, and set aside.
Cut tomatoes and butter into small chunks and set aside.
Turn on the heat to 380 F.
On baking sheets, put parchment paper and dust the area with flour star dough to form around 11×16 inches in a square shape (optional: can be round shape).
On top of the dough, put the meat mixture and put the tomatoes on the butter chunks.
Cover with a second dough.
Clothe the sides of the dough with a stick to the bottom and top of each other.
Egg brash on top of dough and then spread sesame seeds ( I use white raw sesame seeds; if you don’t want them, you can skip them).
Optional: You can also make rows with a fork on the dough (see photos).
Bake 380 F around 50-60 minutes until golden brown.
Take out from the oven and wait until a little bit cool before serving about 15-20 minutes.
It can be served breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Enjoy.
