Sambusa

by loucook

Prep time: 2:00 Overall time: 0:30

Servings: 60 pieces

INGREDIENTS

1 to 1 1/2 lb. hamburger
1-2 onions, chopped
Brown meat and onion.
Add: 1 T. garlic salt, 1 tsp. cumin, generous amt. blk. pepper, 1 T (mixture of equal parts cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom).
Add to taste: green onion, parsley, hard boiled egg chopped)

INSTRUCTIONS

Brown meat and onion together. Cut egg roll wraps in half lengthwise. Place 1 tsp. of meat mixture in one corner of top and fold top corner to side to form triangle, then fold down straight, then triangular, then straight until at the end. Use small amt. of water on end to seal. When meat mixture completely used, drop sambusas into hot oil and fry until golden brown.

CHEF COMMENTS

Some young Arabic wives living in Chas. Rosen Maried Student House, Tulane University taught this to me while my husband was a law student there in the late 1970's.

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