Recipe - Mina (Turkish Meat Pie)

3 tablespoon Vegetable oil
2 lg Onions, chopped
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
2 pound Ground beef round or ground
lamb
3 Eggs, beaten
6 Sheets Matzoh, about
1 Egg, beaten, for glaze

Source: St Mary Mead Archives (by way of rec.food.cooking), KP

1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, cook until
translucent. Add salt, pepper, cinnamon, and meat. Cook, breaking up meat,
until lightly browned. Stir in One half cup water. Remove from heat, cool
uncovered in refrigerator for One half hour.

2. Add eggs to the meat mixture and mix well, set aside.

3. Preheat over to 350:F .

4. Fill a large wide bowl with cool water and add matzohs. Soak until wet
through but not falling apart. Remove and lay on several layers of paper
towels, place another couple of paper towels on top to soak up any extra
water. Line bottom and sides of a 13"x9" baking pan with some of the
matzohs. Cover with the meat mixture. Top with remaining matzohs. Brush
with beaten egg. Bake until golden brown, about 45 minutes.

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest V97 #009

From: Brian Mailman bmailman@hooked.net

Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 11:20:44 0800