Manti ( my version of Grandma Lousin’s Armenian dish) Recipe
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Ingredients: Filling
1 tablespoon of olive oil
3/4 lb of ground lamb
1 small minced onion
1/4 minced fresh parsley
Salt and pepper
Dough
3 cups of flour
2eggs
Teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of olive oil
3 tablespoons of warm water
Broth
4 cups of chicken broth
Garnish
Yogurt
Garlic
Butter
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Directions:In a skillet add olive oil and heat. Then add the remaining ingredients of the filling. Cook until the meat turns brown and liquid has been absorbed. Set aside to cool.
I mix the dough in my Cuisnart turning off and on until all is mixed. If it is still crumbly I add more warm water until it can form a ball. At this point divide the dough in two balls let the dough sit for awhile.
Now to make the actual manti triangles to cook in simmering chicken broth. This is what works for me. I take small parts of the dough and roll out. Then I cut into about 2 inch squares. In the center of a square I place a small part of the cooled filling. Lift up the opposing corners to form a triangle with the filling inside. Very carefully pinch all along the sides to seal the filling in the triangle. This is the tricky part . At first you may have to cut larger squares for the filling until you master the technique. Grandma’s triangles were lovely little triangles and mine were large until with experience they got better and better! Patience and practice! Have the chicken broth simmering on the stove and place each sealed triangle in the broth until it rises to the top when it cooks. When they are all cooked I put in a Pyrex bowl and pour the broth they were cooked in over them. I add butter on top. To serve I make a topping of yogurt with minced garlic to put on top of individual servings. |
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Time:Time consuming to make it but worth it! |
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Notes: Legend has it that young married women can get pregnant after eating manti so watch out! I was very lucky to learn to make manti from Margaret Ahnert’s mother, Ester Lousin, who escaped the Armenian Holocaust in Turkey during WWII. A wonderful brave woman!
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