🥟 Lamb ouzi in phyllo

Name: Lamb ouzi in phyllo
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Syria · Levant
Ingredients: 12 sheets phyllo pastry; 300 g long-grain rice; 400 g lamb, diced small; 150 g green peas; 1 carrot, diced; 40 g raisins; 50 g almonds, toasted; 2 tsp baharat, 1 tsp cinnamon, salt; 3 tbsp vegetable oil

Origin: Syria · Levant

717kcal

per serving · 300 g

239kcal

per 100 g

30 gProtein10 g / 100 g

33 gFat11 g / 100 g

75 gCarbs25 g / 100 g

Ouzi in phyllo is a baked parcel of crisp pastry wrapped around rice spiced with baharat, tender lamb, green peas, carrots, raisins and toasted almonds. Each portion is shaped into a dome or bundle and baked until the shell is golden and flaky. Inside, the filling is fragrant, sweet-savoury and rich, and it is often served with salads or pickles.

Diets

✓

No porkfor halal, the meat must be halal-slaughtered

Not vegetarianbecause of: lamb

Not veganbecause of: lamb

Contains glutenbecause of: phyllo pastry

Contains dairyno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

Not keto25 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten ⚠ Milk ⚠ Tree nuts

What it is made of

phyllo pastryricelambpeascarrotalmondsraisinsspices

Recipe

6 servings90 min

Ingredients

12 sheets phyllo pastry
300 g long-grain rice
400 g lamb, diced small
150 g green peas
1 carrot, diced
40 g raisins
50 g almonds, toasted
2 tsp baharat, 1 tsp cinnamon, salt
3 tbsp vegetable oil

Method

Brown the lamb in 1 tbsp oil, season with spices and salt, add water and simmer for 40 minutes until tender.
Add the rice, carrot and enough water to cook it through, about 15 minutes; stir in the peas, raisins and almonds.
Line small bowls with 2 crossed phyllo sheets brushed lightly with oil.
Fill with the rice mixture, fold the pastry over and turn the parcels out onto a tray, seam down.
Brush the tops lightly with oil and bake at 190 °C for 20–25 minutes until golden.

How to make it lighter

Brush the phyllo with a thin film of oil — each tablespoon adds about 120 kcal.
Use lean lamb and cut the almonds and raisins by half.
One parcel with a big green salad makes a full plate.

History

Phyllo-wrapped ouzi is especially associated with Syrian and Lebanese celebration cooking, where individual pastry parcels became a party-friendly version of the large roast lamb and rice platter served at weddings and holidays.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →