15-Min Crispy Fatayer with Spiced Meat
Flaky Lebanese hand pies stuffed with seasoned ground beef and pine nuts, finished in a hot skillet until golden. A TikTok-worthy weeknight dinner that tastes way fancier than it is.
- Total time
- 18 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 420
- Protein
- 12g
Ingredients
- 1 package (2 sheets) puff pastry sheets (thawed if frozen)
- ½ lb ground beef
- ¼ cup yellow onion, minced
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- 1 whole lemon (zested + juiced)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- 1
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering, about 60 seconds.
- 2
Add ground beef and minced onion, breaking up meat with a spoon, cooking until no pink remains, ~5 minutes.
- 3
Stir in pine nuts, allspice, lemon zest, and half the lemon juice, cooking until fragrant, 90 seconds.
- 4
Remove filling to a bowl and wipe the skillet clean. Let filling cool slightly while you assemble.
- 5
Cut pastry sheets into 3-inch squares. Spoon 1 tbsp filling onto each, fold into a triangle, and press edges to seal.
- 6
Add 1 tbsp more oil to skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry fatayer in batches until golden and crispy, ~2 minutes per side.
Tools you’ll need
- large skillet (12-inch)
- wooden spoon
- small bowl
- cutting board
- sharp knife
- zester (microplane or channel)
- paper towels
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