Receta · Kosovo & North Macedonia

Mantia

Little meat parcels

⏱ 1.5 h🍽 Serves 6

Small squares of dough filled with seasoned minced meat, baked close together and finished with yogurt or butter.

Mantia
Photo: Edona Haziraj, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Përbërësit

Ingredients

  • 500 g flour, 1 tsp salt, 300 ml warm water, 2 tbsp oil
  • 400 g minced beef, 1 onion grated, salt, pepper
  • Butter and yogurt to serve

Përgatitja

Method

  1. Make a soft dough and rest 30 minutes.
  2. Mix the meat, onion and seasoning.
  3. Roll the dough thin, cut into 6 cm squares and put a little filling on each. Pinch the corners together.
  4. Pack into a buttered tray and bake at 200 °C (390 °F) for 30 minutes.
  5. Pour over a little hot water or broth, bake 5 more minutes, and serve with yogurt.

Video

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