Pastel, Pasteis

Summary

Ingredients

For the dough:

• 500g flour
• 1 egg yolk
• 125 g clarified butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 200 ml water

For the filling:

• 1 onion (s), finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove (s), pressed
• 3 tablespoon tomato paste
• 250 g minced meat
• 3 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 3 hard-boiled egg (s)
• Olives, pitted
• Oil for deep-frying

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Instructions

1. Process the dough ingredients into a smooth, supple dough. Chill for an hour.
2. For the filling, heat a tablespoon of oil and briefly sauté the onion, garlic and tomato paste in it. Add the minced meat and fry. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, finally mix in the parsley.
3. Roll out the dough thinly, cut out approx. 10 cm circles with a glass. Place 1 tablespoon of the filling on top, cover with a slice of egg and / or an olive and fold up. Press the dumplings together with a fork until the typical grooves appear.
4. Fry in hot oil. The ingredients are enough for about 20 pieces.
5. Variation: the minced meat can be replaced with a cheese mixture, crab mixture, chicken meat or leftovers.