Burek
Crispy, golden pastry giving way to seasoned beef makes burek the Balkan peninsula's answer to elegant simplicity. What distinguishes this Croatian rendition is how the filo's fragility contrasts with the assertive beef filling, each layer crisping differently as it bakes. The technique demands respect for the pastry itself, a counterintuitive restraint that transforms humble ingredients into something architecturally striking on the plate.
Instructions
Fry the finely chopped onions and minced meat in oil.
Add the salt and pepper.
Grease a round baking tray and put a layer of pastry in it.
Cover with a thin layer of filling and cover this with another layer of filo pastry which must be well coated in oil.
Put another layer of filling and cover with pastry.
When you have five or six layers, cover with filo pastry, bake at 200ºC/392ºF for half an hour and cut in quarters and serve..
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