Ingredients

  • pastechi pastry dough (recipe posted separately)
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 1 tablespoon parsley
  • 1 large tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 piece hot pepper or 3 -5 drops Tabasco sauce
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 1 lb ground beef, seasoned with
  • salt
  • pepper
  • nutmeg
  • curry
  • 1 bouillon cube
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup capers (optional)
  • 1/4 cup stuffed olives, chopped
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Method

  • Saute vegetables in oil.
  • Add beef and cook until well done.
  • Add bouillon cube, cumin, tomato paste and if necessary, a little water.
  • Stir to mix ingredients.
  • Simmer until bouillon cube is dissolved.
  • Add remaining ingredients.
  • You can do a taste test and make filling as spicy as desired.
  • Place 1 generous teaspoon of filling on round of Pastechi Pastry.
  • Fold rounds in half.
  • Seal and crimp edges.
  • Fry in hot oil till golden brown.
  • Drain on paper towels.
  • Serve warm!
  • (We like to dip our pastechis in ketchup, but they're yummy plain too!).