Shish Barak - Lebanese Dumplings

Name: Shish Barak - Lebanese Dumplings
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: Short Crust Pastry- 5 Pack; 1/2 kg Lamb Mince; 1 Large Onion (finely Chopped); 3tbs Ghee; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Pepper; 1/2 tsp Cumin; 1.5kg Plain Yogurt; 1.5L Boiling Water; 3 heaped tbs Corn Flour; 1 Cup Water; 1 small bunch Fresh Coriander (finely chopped); 10 cloves Crushed Garlic; 4 heaped tbs Ghee; 3 1/2tsp Salt

14 steps

Prep:1hCook:40min

Lebanese dumplings filled with Mince & cooked in a Yogurt Base Sauce with Garlic and Coriander… the FLAVOUR is out of this world! It’s one of my favourite dishes and I’m most certain you guys are going to love it too! 🤍 Serve with Plain Rice on the side or Enjoy it alone 😋

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:02:45 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1558.9 kcal (78%)

Total Fat106.5 g (152%)

Carbs115.7 g (45%)

Sugars11.8 g (13%)

Protein32.7 g (65%)

Sodium1900 mg (95%)

Fiber4.6 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

Dumplings

5 PackShort Crust Pastry

0.5kglamb mince

1onion

large, finely chopped

3 TbsGhee

1 ½ tspsalt

1 tsppepper

½ tspcumin

Yogurt Sauce

1.5kgPlain Yogurt

1.5lwater

boiling

3 heaped tbsCorn Flour

1 cupwater

1 bunchFresh Coriander

small, finely chopped

10 clovesgarlic

crushed

4 heaped tbsGhee

3 ½ tspSalt

Instructions

Dumplings

Step 1

Heat Ghee over high heat and cook the Onions.

CooktopHeat

Ghee3 Tbs

Step 2

Add the Lamb Meat and brown for a couple minutes.

CooktopHeat

Step 3

Season and cook for a further 12-15 minutes or until the meat is well done.

CooktopHeat

Step 4

Set aside and allow to cool completely before filling the dumplings.

Step 5

Once the meat has cooked down completely, Use a round cookie cutter (or Lebanese tea cup) to cut circles in the short crust pastry sheet (min 16 per sheet)

Short Crust Pastry5 Pack

Step 6

Add 1 tsp of Meat into the centre of the circle, connect and seal the sides to create a semicircle, then connect the corners of the semicircle. (As shown in the linked video)

Step 7