Sfeeha

Lebanon

Also known as Sfiha, Lahm bi Ajeen

About Sfeeha

Sfeeha are small, open-faced meat pies from Lebanon and the Levant: rounds or squares of soft dough topped with a mix of minced lamb or beef, onion, tomato and spices, baked until golden.

The topping is seasoned with seven-spice blend and cinnamon, and sometimes pomegranate molasses or pine nuts. In Baalbek, sfeeha are shaped into small squares with the edges folded up.

Sfeeha are served as part of a mezze or as a snack with yogurt or lemon juice. Syrian and Lebanese immigrants brought them to Brazil, where "esfiha" became a popular fast food.

Ingredients

• flour
• beef
• onion
• tomato
• spices
• cinnamon