Beef sambusa

Name: Beef sambusa
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Burundi
Ingredients: 300 g — wheat flour; 160 ml — drinking water; 350 g — ground beef; 180 g — sliced onion; 10 g — minced garlic; 2 g — ground cumin; 45 g — vegetable oil; 3 g — fine salt

Beef sambusa — A clearly measured home version for the Burundi collection. Follow the listed ingredients and method; this recipe does not claim an exclusive origin.

Ingredients

300 g — wheat flour
160 ml — drinking water
350 g — ground beef
180 g — sliced onion
10 g — minced garlic
2 g — ground cumin
45 g — vegetable oil
3 g — fine salt

Preparation

Knead flour, water and a pinch of salt 8 minutes; cover and rest 30 minutes.

Cook beef with onion, garlic, cumin and a little of the oil to 71°C, then cool promptly.

Roll dough very thin and form 16 small triangles with cooled filling; seal with a little flour-water paste taken from the listed quantities.

Fry at 170°C in about 1 litre oil, small batches, 3–5 minutes.

Check hot centres and drain.

Listed 45 g oil estimates absorption plus filling-cooking oil.