Pastel (Israeli Spiced Meat Pie) Recipe

Name: Pastel (Israeli Spiced Meat Pie)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 onions, finely chopped; 2 carrots, finely chopped; 2 pounds ground beef; 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; ½ tablespoon black pepper; 1 pound puff pastry, defrosted (see note); 3 large eggs; 3 tablespoons chopped parsley; 3 tablespoons chopped dill; 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
2 carrots, finely chopped
2 pounds ground beef
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon kosher salt
½ tablespoon black pepper
1 pound puff pastry, defrosted (see note)
3 large eggs
3 tablespoons chopped parsley
3 tablespoons chopped dill
2 tablespoons sesame seeds

PREP TIME 30m	COOK TIME 1h30m	TOTAL TIME 2h
YIELD 8 servings

Instructions

Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and carrots and sauté until vegetables have softened, but not browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add beef, cinnamon, salt and pepper, stirring to combine. Cook until beef begins to brown, about 10 to 15 minutes. Let mixture cool completely.
While beef is cooking, split puff pastry in half if it’s in one piece. Roll out each piece with a floured rolling pin to roughly 9 x 11 inches. Line an 8- or 9- x 11-inch baking dish, or a shallow 2-quart gratin dish, with 1 piece of pastry, pulling up the dough to cover the sides of baking dish.
Whisk 2 eggs and add to cooled beef mixture. Spoon mixture over pastry and top with chopped parsley and dill. Top with remaining piece of pastry, pinching together the sides of both pieces of pastry. Chill in fridge for at least 1 hour (and up to 4 hours) or freeze for 15 minutes.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Whisk remaining egg and brush over pastry. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake until golden on top, about 40 minutes. Allow to cool 15 to 20 minutes before cutting. Pastel may appear wet when removed from oven, but pastry will absorb the moisture as it sits.

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