Burek

Name: Burek
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 Packet Filo Pastry; 150 g Minced Beef; 150 g Onion; 40 g Oil; Dash Salt; Dash Pepper

A classic Croatian side from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

min total

servings

251

cal / serving

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Origin

Categorized as Croatian Side in TheMealDB. Original source: https://www.visit-croatia.co.uk/croatian-cuisine/croatian-recipes/

Ingredients

1 PacketFilo Pastry
150 gMinced Beef
150 gOnion
40 gOil
DashSalt
DashPepper

Instructions

01
Fry the finely chopped onions and minced meat in oil. Add the salt and pepper. Grease a round baking tray and put a layer of pastry in it. Cover with a thin layer of filling and cover this with another layer of filo pastry which must be well coated in oil. Put another layer of filling and cover with pastry. When you have five or six layers, cover with filo pastry, bake at 200ºC/392ºF for half an hour and cut in quarters and serve.