Lamb Phyllo Pockets

13 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup onion, diced small
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 pound ground lamb or beef
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
  • 1/2 cup blood orange juice
  • 1/2 cup blood orange segments, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh mint, minced
  • 1 1/2 cups crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 box frozen phyllo dough sheets
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook about 2 minutes.
  2. 2
    Add the lamb and cook until done. If the meat is fatty, drain the fat off.
  3. 3
    Add the oregano, salt, pepper and orange juice. Simmer about 5 minutes or until the juice is reduced, almost gone. Set aside.
  4. 4
    Once the meat mixture is cooled slightly, add the orange segments, fresh mint and crumbled feta.
  5. 5
    Lightly butter a cookie sheet. Spread out one sheet of phyllo dough and brush it with butter. Spread out a second sheet of phyllo dough and brush it with butter too. Cut the sheet in half lenghwise.
  6. 6
    Put a heaping tablespoon of the meat mixture on one corner on the end of the phyllo strip. Fold like a flag and when you get to the end, brush it with butter to make it stick.
  7. 7
    Repeat the process with the remaining filling and phyllo sheets.
  8. 8
    Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot.
  9. 9
    I haven't tried rolling them and freezing them yet, but I bet it would work too.

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