Senegalese Pastels by @niangcook

50 min
Medium

4 servings

🌾

500 g

Flour

🧈

80 g

Melted Butter

🥚

2

Eggs

🥛

20 cl

Milk

🧂

2 tsp

Baking Powder

🛢️

Frying Oil

🧂

Salt

🥩

500 g

Minced Meat

🧅

1

Onion

🌶️

Pepper

🧄

3 cloves

Garlic

🫑

1

Green Pepper

🌶️

Chili Pepper

🌶️

Peppercorns

🍅

20 cl

Crushed Tomato

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/6

    Mix the flour, melted butter, eggs, milk, baking powder, and a pinch of salt in a mixing bowl until you get a smooth dough.

    🌾flour
    🧈melted butter
    🥚eggs
    🥛milk
    🧂baking powder
    🧂salt
    🥣mixing bowl
    🍴whisk

  2. Step 2/6

    Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.

  3. Step 3/6

    In a frying pan, cook the minced meat with chopped onion, salt, pepper, and marinade until the meat is browned.

    🥩minced meat
    🧅onion
    🧂salt
    🌶️pepper
    marinade
    🍳frying pan
    🍴spatula

  4. Step 4/6

    Roll out the dough and cut it into small circles. Place a spoonful of the meat mixture in the center of each circle and fold to seal the edges.

    dough
    meat mixture
    🍴spatula

  5. Step 5/6

    Heat the frying oil in a frying pan and fry the pastels until golden brown.

    🛢️frying oil
    🍳frying pan
    🍴spatula

  6. Step 6/6

    For the sauce, cook the onions with salt, pepper, pureed pepper, marinade, and crushed tomato until the onions are soft.

    onions
    🧂salt
    🌶️pepper
    pureed pepper
    marinade
    🍅crushed tomato
    🍳frying pan
    🍴spatula

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Grain, Dairy, Protein, Baking, Oil, Spice, Meat, Vegetable

Ingredients

flour, melted butter, eggs, milk, baking powder, frying oil, salt, minced meat, onion, pepper, garlic, green pepper, chili pepper, peppercorns, crushed tomato

Allergens

Gluten, Dairy, Egg

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Keto, Low Carb

Calories

350 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 15g, Carbohydrates: 55g, Sugar: 5g, Fat: 10g, Fiber: 3g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Sodium: 500mg, Calcium: 150mg, Iron: 2mg, Potassium: 450mg

Vitamins

Vitamin A: 300IU, Vitamin D: 1µg, Vitamin C: 3mg, Vitamin B6: 0.2mg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

30 minutes

Cooking

20 minutes

Overall

50 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Medium (2/4)

Steps

6 steps

Equipments

Utensils

mixing bowl, whisk, frying pan, spatula

Appliances

stove

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Starter, Main Course

Occasions

Dinner

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@niangcook

Origin

Cuisine

African

Geographic

Senegal, West Africa

Various

Aspect

Texture

Crunchy

Flavors

Savory

Other

Price

Low

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 2 hours (covered), fridge : 3 days (airtight container), freezer : 1 month (airtight container)