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Ingredients Filling
200gr minced beef
1 onion
1 tbs olive oil
1 beef cube
1 teaspoon tabil
fresh ground black pepper to taste
fresh coriander leaves

Method
Fry off onion in the olive oil, add the minced beef and brown off the meat. Add the rest of the ingredients and leave to cool. Make a quantity of the Msmen mix. After flattening the msmen ball place a small portion of the meat filling in the centre. Fold the msmen and dry cook the bread until done.

Australian’s grow up eating meat pies and sausage rolls. The Dutch version is so different to the Australian kind and the difference is not only in the meat filling but also the pastry. It took me a while to perfect my own recipe and I’ve been using this one for years now. My tip is to buy the cheap puff pastry as it’s not that rich and satisfies just as well.

Ingredients
1 pack of puff pastry
200gr lean minced beef
1 finely chopped onion
(optional chopped chives)
salt and freshly ground pepper
¼ tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp tabil
1 tsp coriander
several drops Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp Heinz tomato saus (you can use other brand but I prefer this one)
1 beaten egg

baking paper (don’t like to clean up so this is easier)
2 tbsp sesame seeds

Method
Preheat the oven to 200ºC, take the puff pastry out of the freezer and leave to thaw. In a bowl mix all of the other ingredients but only add half of the beaten egg. Once the puff pastry is ready to use lay all of the squares out (in The Netherlands the puff pastry is already cut, if you are using big sheets amend or cut 10 squares into 10×10cm). Divide the mix up into equal portions, I like the easy method of flattening the meat on one half and then folding the other half over. Close the sides of the puff pastry using a fork, you can also just close the longer side and leave the other small ends open if you prefer. Place the rolls on the baking sheet, covered with baking paper and brush them will the rest of the egg. Don’t forget to sprinkle with sesame seeds! Now bake until golden brown and serve with a dollop of Heinz Tomato Sauce…