Traditional Börek/Burek Recipe
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- 28 Feb 2023
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Börek (also known as Burek, Byrek or Boureki) covers a range of pastry dishes made by layering thin phyllo dough, with fillings such as cheese, minced meat, spinach and seasonings, along with a creamy egg yogurt mixture which is baked into a crispy and flaky pie-like dish.
Börek is commonly associated with Turkey but it is also popular across the Balkan countries such as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. It is also eaten throughout Greece, Moldova, Algeria, Armenia, Tunisia, Libya, Israel and Saudi Arabia. It is often eaten for breakfast or as a midday snack.
This dish has undergone centuries of migration and evolution, leading to many regional variations and claims to its origin. It is internationally popular for its affordability and addictive flavor, the oiled flakes of phyllo dough mixing well with the savory filling. The exact ingredients can be tweaked according to preference and available ingredients.
It is also common for this dish to be vegetarian. If you would like to add meat, minced beef or lamb are popular meats to go with this pastry, and popular cheeses are either Turkish white cheese or a feta and mozzarella mixture. You can choose to buy plain greek yogurt from the store or make your own.
Prep time: 15 MINUTES
Cook time: 40 MINUTES
Total time: 55 MINUTES
Ingredients
Eggs - 3
Plain yogurt - 2 cups
Olive oil - ¼ cup
Ground chuck (pork, beef, lamb) - 1 ½ lb
Garlic - 2 cloves
Spinach, chopped - 2 cups
Fresh dill, chopped - ¼ cup
Parsley, chopped - ½ cup
Onion, finely chopped - 1
Grated mozzarella - ½ cup
Feta cheese, crumbled - ½ cup
Olive oil - 2 tbsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Black pepper - ½ tsp
Phyllo sheets - 1 1lb. package
Nigella seeds/sesame seeds) - 2 tsp
Instructions
To make the yogurt mix: Whisk together eggs, yogurt, and olive oil in a medium bowl. Set aside.
In a large skillet on medium-high heat, sauté the onion, garlic, and ground meat until the meat is cooked and the onions are translucent.
In a separate bowl, combine spinach, dill, parsley, cheese, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Mix in meat and onion mixture with spinach and dill mixture. This is your filling. Read More…
