Armenian-Style Manti Dumplings

Ingredients

• all-purpose flour (1.67 cups)
• egg (1 large)
• olive oil (1.5 teaspoons)
• kosher salt (0.5 teaspoon)
• water (2 tablespoons)
• ground beef (0.5 pound)
• finely diced onion (0.25 cup)
• minced fresh parsley (2 tablespoons)
• smoked paprika (1 teaspoon)
• kosher salt (1 teaspoon)
• freshly ground black pepper (0.5 teaspoon)
• cayenne pepper (1 pinch)
• olive oil (1 tablespoon)
• crushed garlic (1 clove)
• tomato sauce (0.5 cup)
• chicken or beef broth (2 cups)
• salt (0 )
• freshly ground black pepper (0 )
• cayenne pepper (0 )

Instructions

1. Combine 3/4 of the flour, egg, olive oil, salt, and water in a bowl. Mix with a fork until the ingredients just come together. Knead the dough until smooth. Cover and let it rest for 30 minutes.
2. In another bowl, mix the ground beef, onion, parsley, smoked paprika, kosher salt, pepper, and cayenne. Cover and chill in the refrigerator.
3. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees C (200 degrees F). Grease a cast-iron skillet with olive oil.
4. Roll out half the dough into a large rectangle, cutting it into strips and then small rectangles (about 1.5 x 1.75 inches). Repeat with the second half of the dough.
5. Place a teaspoon of filling in the middle of each rectangle. Moisten the edges and pinch them together to seal, creating the dumplings.
6. Place the manti in the skillet, leaving some space between them.
7. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes.
8. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat and sauté the garlic until fragrant. Add the tomato sauce and broth, seasoning with salt, pepper, and cayenne.
9. Bring the broth to a simmer and ladle it over the baked manti. Return to the oven for another 15 minutes.

Nutrition

(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)

• kcal: 257
• fat: 15 g
• sats: 5 g
• carbs: 20 g
• fibre: 1 g
• protein: 11 g
• salt: 1.014 g