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Flat Meat Pie (Lahem Ajeen) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb ground beef or any ground meat you like
1 medium bunch parsley
1 red or green long hot pepper or (1/4 of bell pepper)
2 medium onions (cut into cubes)
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1 can 12 oz crushed tomatoes
1 can 8 oz tomato paste
1 tbs dried mint
1 tbs black pepper
1 tbs paprika
1 lemon (juiced)
1/3 cup oil
1½ salt
20 pcs flour tortilla
Directions:
Directions:
In a food processor, grind onion, parsley, garlic and bell pepper. In a medium mixing bowl, add the meat and then add veggies. Next, add all of the spices and all other ingredients into the mixing bowl, then mix well.

Take one flour tortilla and 1 large spoonful from the filling and spread it evenly over the tortilla, using the back of the spoon. Repeat process with all of the pie's and be ready to bake. Lay a large piece of aluminum foil on the oven shelf. Preheat oven on 500º, Place 3 or 4 of the prepared tortilla on the top oven shelf with the foil.
Now change the oven heat to (low broil).

Place the oven shelf with the meat pies under the broiler for approx. 5 minutes or until you see the meat is cooked and tortilla is slightly toasted on ends (depending on your oven). Take out the pies and place on a cooling rack. After cooling all, stack the pie's on top of each other to stay soft. Serve with yogurt mint salad.
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1/2 hour

 

 

 

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