samboussa (djibouti samosas)
categories:  Beef | International   

Prepared: 2008-03-21

Ingredients:

• 2l oil
• 500g flour
• 2kg minced meat
• 5 onions, finely diced
• 3 leeks, finely diced
• 1 tsp cumin
• salt and black pepper to taste.

Preparation:

• Sift the flour and a pinch of salt to a bowl.
• Add just enough water so that the mixture comes together as a stiff dough.
• Shape into a ball and allow to rest.
• Meanwhile add 4 tbsp oil to a frying pan and fry the meat for a few minutes.
• Add the onions and leeks season with salt and pepper then fry until the meat is done and the onions have softened.
• Roll the pastry out on a floured surface and cut into triangles.
• Place a tablespoon of the meat mixture in the centre of the triangle and fold over to form a samosa.
• Heat the oil in a wok until almost smoking and place the samosas one at a time in this.
• Cook until golden brown and crisp on all sides, remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
• Allow to cool a little then serve with African hot sauce.

reviews:

	these tasted ok... but absorbed way too much oil during cooking.. we now have bags of these in our freezer... we will eat them a little at a time, because i got queazy eating too many at once.
	Reviewed on 2008-03-24 by rubby