Village Banitsa with Meat and Potatoes
A hearty rustic banitsa with pork and potato filling, served hot with strained yogurt.
⏱️ Prep: 20 min🍳 Cook: 45 min
Ingredients
| 1 кг | pork - shoulder |
| 1 пакет | filo pastry sheets |
| 1 ч.л. | oregano |
| 6 с.л. | butter |
| 5 глави | onion |
| 4-5 бр. | potatoes |
| — | salt |
| — | black pepper |
| 1 бр. | eggs |
| — | coarsely ground lyutenitsa (pepper relish) |
Instructions
- Finely chop the meat or grind it into mince.
- In 2 tbsp butter fry the onion cut into half-moons, add the meat and fry until only the fat remains. Add the potatoes, previously boiled and cut into small cubes.
- Season with salt, pepper and oregano.
- Brush the filo sheets with butter using a brush and stick them together in threes. Spread each triple sheet with lyutenitsa (roasted pepper relish), add some of the filling and roll it up. Arrange the rolls in a greased rectangular baking tray, brush them with egg and bake at 180°C until they turn golden.
- Serve the banitsa hot with strained yogurt.