CRISP PASTRY WITH MEAT FILLING

RU'A'BIL-L-LAHMA CRISP PASTRY WITH MEAT FILLING

For Savory Minced Meet:   INGREDIENTS   * 1 kg beef * 2 onions, chopped very fine * cooking oil * salt and pepper   INSTRUCTIONS   Mince the beef coarsely. Fry the onions until pale gold, then add beef and seasoning and cook until the juice is reabsorbed.   For the Main Dish INGREDIENTS   * ru'a' (Very thin cracker-type bread) * Savory minced beef * Meat Broth * Butter   INSTRUCTIONS Grease a baking tray and boil the meat broth. Take one layer of ru'a' at a time, dip in boiling meat broth, and line bottom of tray. Sprinkle with butter and repeat to cover bottom with 3 to 4 layers. Spread savory minced beef with the remaining melted butter and bake in preheated moderate oven. When the top browns, turn over to allow the bottom to brown as well. Cut into sections while still hot.