Balkan Meat & Cheese Burek
Crispy phyllo layered with spiced ground meat and creamy cheese, then baked until golden. A traditional Balkan pastry that tastes restaurant-quality but comes together in under an hour.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 480
- Protein
- 22g
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground beef
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- ½ cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 8 sheets phyllo dough sheets
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
- 2 tbsp fresh dill (or parsley), chopped
Instructions
- 1
Heat 1 tbsp butter in a skillet over medium-high. Cook ground beef, breaking up with a spoon, until no pink remains, ~6 minutes.
- 2
Add diced onion to the beef. Sauté until softened and fragrant, ~3 minutes.
- 3
Remove from heat. Stir in ricotta, feta, and dill. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool 5 minutes.
- 4
Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush a 9-inch pie dish with melted butter.
- 5
Layer 4 phyllo sheets in the dish, brushing each with butter and letting edges overhang.
- 6
Spread meat-cheese filling evenly over phyllo. Fold overhanging edges over the filling.
- 7
Layer remaining 4 phyllo sheets on top, brushing each with butter. Tuck edges inside the dish.
- 8
Score the top into 4 squares with a sharp knife. Bake until golden brown, ~25 minutes.
- 9
Cool 5 minutes, then cut along scored lines and serve warm.
Tools you’ll need
- 12-inch skillet
- 9-inch pie dish
- pastry brush
- sharp knife
- spoon
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