Savories- Pastry bags with Steak Filling
By Popkrispy

Ingredients
- Pastry
- 250g flour
- Salt to taste
- 250g margarine
- 250g smooth cottage cheese
- Filling
- 30ml butter
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 300g steak
- 4 large brown mushrooms
- 3 pepper dew finely chopped
- 5ml ginger garlic paste
- 10ml ground coriander
- 5ml paprika
- 10ml barbeque spice
- 100ml finely chopped coriander leaves
- Topping
- Sesame and poppy seeds
- Beaten egg
Details
Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
Pastry:
Sift flour and salt together. Cut margarine into small blocks and using fingers, rub margarine into flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Step 2
Mix cottage cheese into flour mixture. Turn out onto blended dough is formed, taking care not to over – handle. Wrap in plastic and chill for a few hours.
Step 3
Roll dough out in one direction, then fold. Roll and fold again a couple of times, allowing dough to rest in between.
Step 4
Filling:
Wash dry steak and cut into small cubed.
Cube the onions and peppers also.
Step 5
In a Pot, Melt butter and sauté onion. Add meat and braise in pot for 12 – 15 minutes, tossing continuously. Add a little water cook for 2-5 minutes, adds mushrooms and pepper dews, continue to cook for another 3-5 minutes. Add all spices and cook till meat is soft. Stir in coriander and set aside to cool.
Step 6
To assemble:
Preheat oven to 200C.
roll out dough to 3cm thickness and using a 7cm diameter round cutter, cut out pastry rounds. Moisten edges lightly with beaten egg and place some filling in centre of each pastry round. Pinch the pastry closed at the top, creating a bag, twist top to ensure it is sealed properly. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame and poppy seeds. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
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