*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                             Spicy Beef Puffs

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Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Appetizers                       Hamburger

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2   c            Onion (chopped)
     1/2   c            Green pepper (chopped)
     1/4   c            Celery (chopped)
   2                    Garlic cloves (finely mincd)
     1/2   lb           Ground beef (lean)
   1       tb           Curry powder
     1/2   ts           Seasoned salt
     1/4   ts           Pepper
     1/4   ts           Thyme
   3       oz           Tomato paste
     1/4   c            Green olives (stuffd -- chopd)
   1                    Hot chili pepper (canned
                        - seeded and chopped)
     1/2   c            Butter (1 stick)
     1/2   lb           Phyllo dough

  Saute onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, and ground
  beef together until beef is brown.  Drain.  Add curry
  powder and saute 5 more minutes. Add seasoned salt,
  pepper, thyme, tomato paste, olives and hot pepper,
  and simmer, covered for 30 minutes.  Cool.  Melt
  butter over low heat. Unroll phyllo dough and cut into
  1-1/2 inch strips. Keep dough under a damp towel so
  that it doesn't dry out.  Take out one piece at a time
  and paint it with melted butter.  Place one teaspoonful
  of meat mixture at end of dough strip and fold corner
  over. Continue folding loke flag retaining triangular
  shape.  Brush outside of triangle with butter. Repeat
  with remaining dough and filling. Chill puffs one hour
  or more covered with plastic wrap. Bake in preheated
  oven at 425 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until
  golden. These are quite spicy and good with drinks.
  Makes approximately 60, which will serve 12.
  
  SOURCE: 1979 Times-Picayune Recipe Contest Cookbook

  Typed for you by Nancy Coleman
 


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