How to Cook Mint Yoghurt With Beef Pouches (Sheesh Brak)

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How to Cook Mint Yoghurt With Beef Pouches (Sheesh Brak)

A recipe dating back to the history of the Middle East. A heavenly mint yoghurt with beef filled pouches for eternal prosperity. A delight to eat and full of hearty goodness.

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This is what we're making today. A great dish for those celebrating ramadan. It's filling, excellent for health with AB cultures, acydophylis and as we all know mint for digestion. Let's do it!

This is what we're making today. A great dish for those celebrating ramadan. It's filling, excellent for health with AB cultures, acydophylis and as we all know mint for digestion. Let's do it!

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You've seen our dough mix so many times. Well this has got to be our simplest. 1kg of flour. (btw we cook for an army) so if it's just 2-4 people I suggest you half every ingredient.

You've seen our dough mix so many times. Well this has got to be our simplest. 1kg of flour. (btw we cook for an army) so if it's just 2-4 people I suggest you half every ingredient.

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Add 1 teaspoon of salt.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt.

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And add about 3 cups of water that's at room temperature. And mix. So easy right? Yep that's it. Let's do the filling.

And add about 3 cups of water that's at room temperature. And mix. So easy right? Yep that's it. Let's do the filling.

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1 kg of mince. Before we add our spice, I remind you that you can combine your mince with your own favourite spices. We just like the following.

1 kg of mince. Before we add our spice, I remind you that you can combine your mince with your own favourite spices. We just like the following.

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All spice and 5 spice is our favourite, what's yours?

All spice and 5 spice is our favourite, what's yours?

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A bunch of parsley. It's about 120 grams. Wash and chop your parsley finely.

A bunch of parsley. It's about 120 grams. Wash and chop your parsley finely.

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Add 1-2 chopped onions.

Add 1-2 chopped onions.

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Are we ready to play? Was your hands. Let's mix.

Are we ready to play? Was your hands. Let's mix.

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Ok so now that you have your filling. Put it aside and let the marination process begin. I'm just trying to excite you coz the next part is boring LOL.

Ok so now that you have your filling. Put it aside and let the marination process begin. I'm just trying to excite you coz the next part is boring LOL.

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Roll out your dough so it looks like a giant worm. It's about 2.5 cm diameter. It doesn't have to be perfect.

Roll out your dough so it looks like a giant worm. It's about 2.5 cm diameter. It doesn't have to be perfect.

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Cut them 2 cm apart. As you can see its not so evenly shaped. That's totally fine.

Cut them 2 cm apart. As you can see its not so evenly shaped. That's totally fine.

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Flatten them out into a circular shape. Use flour if your dough is sticking.

Flatten them out into a circular shape. Use flour if your dough is sticking.

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Grab your mince meat mix, fill 1 table spoon into the pouch and close it by pressing the edge together.

Grab your mince meat mix, fill 1 table spoon into the pouch and close it by pressing the edge together.

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Turn it over so the full part is facing you and the edge is far away.

Turn it over so the full part is facing you and the edge is far away.

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Bring the two corners to the centre to make a hat shape. If this isn't working, you can just make them any shape.

Bring the two corners to the centre to make a hat shape. If this isn't working, you can just make them any shape.

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On a lightly oiled tray, put them on there and continue till you run out of dough or mince. It should be just right. We were left with 1 tbsp of mince.

On a lightly oiled tray, put them on there and continue till you run out of dough or mince. It should be just right. We were left with 1 tbsp of mince.

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options: bake in the oven for 15 mins on 200 degrees celcius or deep fry. Both delicious! Go on! Help yourself to a few or 10 lol. We still haven't finished but nothing wrong with tasting every batch

options: bake in the oven for 15 mins on 200 degrees celcius or deep fry. Both delicious! Go on! Help yourself to a few or 10 lol. We still haven't finished but nothing wrong with tasting every batch

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3 kg of yoghurt, 1 cup of rice and 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir until it's almost going to boil. Dissolve 3 teaspoons of cornflour in 3 cups of water and add to the yoghurt.

3 kg of yoghurt, 1 cup of rice and 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir until it's almost going to boil. Dissolve 3 teaspoons of cornflour in 3 cups of water and add to the yoghurt.

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Optional: add 2 cloves crushed garlic. We didn't but it's added traditionally. Start adding your little prosperity pockets and Keep stirring and stirring and stirring.

Optional: add 2 cloves crushed garlic. We didn't but it's added traditionally. Start adding your little prosperity pockets and Keep stirring and stirring and stirring.

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And stirring.

And stirring.

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80 grams of butter and we're going to do something a bit crazy..

80 grams of butter and we're going to do something a bit crazy..

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And fry 4 tablespoons of dry mint (yep almost half of this jar) with butter for 1-2 minutes. Just make sure your butter is sizzling.

And fry 4 tablespoons of dry mint (yep almost half of this jar) with butter for 1-2 minutes. Just make sure your butter is sizzling.

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Throw it all in! And guess what? Keep stirring! Let it boil.

Throw it all in! And guess what? Keep stirring! Let it boil.

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Plate them up and enjoy! Option: You can also let them cool down, put then in the fridge and  eat them cold the next day. It's such a diverse fusion of flavours that your whole family will love.

Plate them up and enjoy! Option: You can also let them cool down, put then in the fridge and eat them cold the next day. It's such a diverse fusion of flavours that your whole family will love.

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Please follow for more recipes. Any feedback or comments, happy to help. From our amateur kitchen, with love. Micho. :)

Please follow for more recipes. Any feedback or comments, happy to help. From our amateur kitchen, with love. Micho. :)

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Supplies

1 Kilogram Plain flour

4 Cups Water

1 Teaspoon Salt

1 Kilogram Beef Mince

1 Bunch Parsley

2 Onions

3 kilograms Yoghurt

1 Tablespoon Salt

3 Tablespoons Corn flour

3 Cups Water

1 Teaspoon All Spice

1 Teaspoon Your favourite spices

½ Teaspoons Ground white pepper

1 Cup cup of rice

Alina Alina

I prefer them baked 🍴👏😍

Alina Alina 4 months ago

Na3oomah SK

Micho I'm Palestinian and my mom makes this completely different :) tastes amazing!! I'm sure your moms does also :) but we don't fry the meet stuffed dough. She steams it I believe and cooks it with the rice. MmmmmMmmm delish!!! Try it that way and see if it works for you also :)

Na3oomah SK 8 months ago

Lynn Moutragi

Haha :p

Lynn Moutragi 10 months ago

Michel Daher

I'm more Australian than Lebanese and I call it how I hear it lol. My Arabic is below average. And mum says you're absolutely right. :)

(author) 10 months ago

Lynn Moutragi

Isn't it shish barak though instead of shish brak? Because that's how we prenounce it in lebanese :p

Lynn Moutragi 10 months ago

Sad Seed

We said that mantı and Kayseri is the city of mantı. Thanks for good recipe.

Sad Seed 10 months ago

Skye

Yum yum yum making this ASAP !!!

Skye 10 months ago

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Alina Alina

They are shaped beautifully !!! Now I'm jealous, we both have the wooden bowl but you guys have the trey too... 😞

Alina Alina 4 months ago

Alina Alina

Wow, I had no idea you will bake or deep fry them. They must be delicious! Looking great!

Alina Alina 4 months ago

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