Moroccan Kofta Pastries
These Moroccan kofta pastries are a delightful savoury treat, featuring store-bought flaky puff pastry sheets and promise a burst of North African aromas in the meat filling. They boast the convenience of quick and easy preparation and the versatility of this recipe makes it perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 1 kg Store-bought Puff pastry sheets (mine had 20 pre-cut sheets that I cut in half to give me 40 squares)
- 400 g Ground meat beef or lamb
- 2 Large onions finely chopped
- 1 tsp Crushed cumin seed
- 1 tsp Crushed coriander seed
- 1 tsp Sweet paprika
- 2 Garlic cloves minced or grated
- ½ cup Fresh parsley washed and chopped
- ½ cup Fresh coriander washed and chopped
- 1 tsp Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 Potato (optional) peeled, washed and diced small
- Olive oil to help mix
- Egg wash for a golden finish
Instructions
- Mix all the filling ingredients in a suitable mixing bowl
- Cut your puff pastry sheets into 10cm squares if you don't already have squares.
- Apply about 1 tbsp of filling in the middle of the pastry square and fold up the corners one at a time while pressing the edges together to seal the filling inside and form a pyramid.
- Do this to all the pastry squares until you run out of filling. Aline the pastries on a baking tray and glaze with an egg wash.
- Put to cook in a preheated oven on gas mark 5 (medium heat)
- Cooking time is between 20-40 mins depending on oven.
- Serve hot and enjoy!