Chicken samsa
Description
The pastry is easy and quick to prepare. Delicious and juicy triangular pastries—samsa—are made in many countries, both in Central Asia and around the Mediterranean. Samsa is usually made with puff pastry. The filling is typically meat-based, with a generous amount of onion that gives these pastries their juiciness. The recipe for chicken samsa is very simple—try it yourself and make tasty samsa using this recipe. Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
We will prepare samosas using puff pastry. You can make the dough yourself or use store-bought. If the dough is frozen, take it out in advance and let it thaw.
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Step 2
Our filling is chicken fillet—you can use chicken breasts or thigh fillet. Wash and dry the fillet.
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Step 3
And then cut into small cubes.
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Step 4
Peel and dice the onion.
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Step 5
Mix the chicken fillet with the onion. Add salt, pepper, and cumin. Mix thoroughly.
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Step 6
Cut the dough into small pieces. Roll out each piece into a flat round shape about 15 cm in diameter.
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Step 7
Place about a tablespoon of filling in the center of the flatbread.
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Step 8
And shape the samsa. Pinch the two edges together towards the center.
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Step 9
Then pinch the remaining edges of the flatbread to form a triangular turnover.
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Step 10
Turn seam side down and gently press to flatten and smooth out.
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Step 11
Lightly grease the baking sheet with vegetable oil or line it with parchment paper, place all the buns on it. Brush with beaten egg.
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Step 12
You can also sprinkle with sesame seeds, then place in a preheated oven at 180-200 degrees and bake for about 30 minutes.
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Step 13
The ready samosa will be a beautiful golden color.