Sorar Ouzi

Elegant crispy filo pastry parcels stuffed with a fragrant mixture of rice, minced meat, green peas, and roasted nuts. Seasoned with aromatic spices and baked until golden, these individual servings offer a delightful contrast between the flaky crust and the tender, savory filling.

🥄 Ingredients

• 1 kg diced beef
• 1 kg basmati rice, pre-soaked
• 250 g cooked green peas
• 200 g diced carrots
• 1.5 kg diced cooked beef
• 4 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 0.5 tbsp salt
• 4 large onions (approximately 800 g)
• 2 Maggi cubes
• 1 cup beef stock
• 3 cups boiling water
• Roasted almonds and cashews

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Boil the meat cubes with the onions and spices until fully cooked, then set aside.
2. Finely chop the onion and heat the ghee in a pan. Add the onion and sauté, then cover and cook until the onion is fully cooked and the liquid has almost evaporated. Add the peas and carrots, stir, and cover for 5 minutes. Then add the meat broth and boiling water, and let the mixture simmer for another 5 minutes.
3. Add the pre-soaked and drained rice, stir well with the other ingredients, and let it cook, covered, for 5 minutes. When the water level has reduced by half, reduce the heat to low for 2 minutes, then reduce it to the lowest setting. Cook until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, then turn off the heat.
4. Preparing the Bundles:
5. You can use large spring roll wrappers for the Ouzi or ready-made pastry, as they give a more attractive appearance and a golden color.
6. In a suitable-sized bowl, place a sheet of dough, then several cubes of meat, a few cashews and toasted almonds, and top with the rice mixed with peas and carrots. Roll the dough tightly around the filling and place it in a greased baking dish to prevent sticking.
7. Once you have used all the dough, place it in the oven on the top rack at the highest temperature setting and wait until it turns golden brown.

🌹 Decoration

Garnish the Ouzi dish with lettuce leaves, tomato slices, and cucumber.