Main Dishes

Minced Meat Börek

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 6)

Ingredients

  • 1 packet Yufka pastry sheets or filo or strudel pastry sheets
  • 600 g round beef
  • 1 large onion (s)
  • 250 g yourt
  • 200 ml milk
  • 100 ml oil
  • 2 egg (s)
  • salt and pepper
  • pepper
  • herbs Provence
  • mint
  • cumin
  • Sheep cheese, optional
  • 4 medium potato (s)
Minced Meat Börek
Minced Meat Börek

Instructions

  1. Peel the potatoes and grate them.
  2. Dice the onion.
  3. Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook for 5-7 minutes, breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks, until browned.
  4. Add the grated potatoes, diced onion, herbs Provence, mint, and cumin to taste. Cook over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are softened. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. In a bowl, mix the yogurt, milk, oil, and eggs until well combined.
  6. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Oil a baking tray.
  7. Lay 2 sheets of pastry on the prepared tray. Spread half the meat mixture over the top.
  8. Spread roughly 2/5 of the yogurt mixture over the meat. Scatter a few torn pieces of pastry over the yogurt. If using sheep cheese, sprinkle some crumbled cheese on top. Lay 1 sheet of pastry on top.
  9. Spread the remaining meat mixture over the pastry.
  10. Spread roughly 2/5 of the yogurt mixture over the meat. Scatter a few torn pieces of pastry over the yogurt. If using sheep cheese, sprinkle some crumbled cheese on top. Lay 1 final sheet of pastry on top.
  11. Pour the remaining yogurt mixture over the top layer.
  12. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 180°C (350°F) until the top is golden brown and crispy.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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