Spicy Beef Puffs

* Exported from MasterCook *

SPICY BEEF PUFFS

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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Appetizers Hamburger

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 c Onion (chopped)
1/2 c Green pepper (chopped)
1/4 c Celery (chopped)
2 Garlic cloves (finely mincd)
1/2 lb Ground beef (lean)
1 tb Curry powder
1/2 ts Seasoned salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1/4 ts Thyme
3 oz Tomato paste
1/4 c Green olives (stuffd -- chopd)
1 Hot chili pepper (canned
- seeded and chopped)
1/2 c Butter (1 stick)
1/2 lb Phyllo dough

Saute onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, and ground
beef together until beef is brown. Drain. Add curry
powder and saute 5 more minutes. Add seasoned salt,
pepper, thyme, tomato paste, olives and hot pepper,
and simmer, covered for 30 minutes. Cool. Melt
butter over low heat. Unroll phyllo dough and cut into
1-1/2 inch strips. Keep dough under a damp towel so
that it doesn't dry out. Take out one piece at a time
and pain it with melted butter. Place one teaspoonful
of meat mixture at end of dough strip and fold corner
over. Continue folding loke flag retaining triangular
shape. Brush outside of triangle with butter. Repeat
with remaining dough and filling. Chill puffs one hour
or more covered with plastic wrap. Bake in preheated
oven at 425 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until
golden. These are quite spicy and good with drinks.
Makes approximately 60, which will serve 12.

SOURCE: 1979 Times-Picayune Recipe Contest Cookbook
Typed for you by Nancy Coleman



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