Kreatopita | Greek Phyllo Meat Pie
A delicious Greek meat phyllo pie recipe.
Ingredients
- Olive Oil
- 2 medium onions diced
- 1 lb ground beef
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon fresh chopped dill
- pepper
- salt
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- ⅓ cup red wine
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- ½ cup crumbled feta
- 1 egg
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 lb box of phyllo 16 oz, 1 roll thawed at room temperature*
Instructions
- Add olive oil to pan and heat over medium-high heat.
- Add onions to hot pan and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add ground beef and brown.
- Add in oregano, dill, pepper, a little salt, and tomato paste, mix.
- Add wine and reduce.
- Add chicken broth and reduce.
- Once all liquid has been reduced, remove from heat.
- Empty into bowl, add feta and egg - mix everything together.
- Set meat aside and prepare baking dish.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Brush a square baking pan with some melted butter**
- Unroll the phyllo sheets and lay them flat on the plastic.
- Cut the sheets to match the size of the pan you’re using.
- Take one phyllo sheet and lay it in the baking pan.***
- Brush with some melted butter and lay another sheet of phyllo down.
- Brush that with butter and repeat 6 more times (phyllo sheet, butter, phyllo sheet).
- After the 8th phyllo sheet, pour the meat mixture into the pan, and smooth it out evenly with a spoon.
- Now, repeat steps 14 -15, placing 8 more phyllo sheets over the meat mixture, spreading melted butter in between each sheet.
- When done, score top of Kreatopita and place in oven for 20-30 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Remove, cut, and serve hot!
Notes
Notes:
*You’ll only use 1 roll. Save the 2nd for the other recipes mentioned above.
**We use a 9 x 9 inch pan.
***Keep the phyllo you're not using covered with a damp towel.
*You’ll only use 1 roll. Save the 2nd for the other recipes mentioned above.
**We use a 9 x 9 inch pan.
***Keep the phyllo you're not using covered with a damp towel.