Recipes · Egyptian · Pies
Gollash (Egyptian Baked Meat Pastry)
One serving has 664 kcal and 24 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (93%), selenium (60%), zinc (60%), niacin (50%), riboflavin (35%) and phosphorus (33%). Ready in 45 minutes.

- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (215 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Contains: beef, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 60 g Puff pastry
- 100 g Beef, ground, 80% lean, raw
- 30 g Onions, raw
- 8 g Tomato paste
- 0.5 g Cumin
- 0.3 g Black pepper
- 0.8 g Salt
- 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 5 g Vegetable oil
Method
- Cook the ground beef with the chopped onion in the vegetable oil over medium heat until browned and cooked through, breaking up any lumps.
- Stir in the tomato paste, cumin, black pepper and salt, and cook for another 2 minutes until fairly dry; let cool slightly.
- Roll out the puff pastry into a rectangle and spoon the meat filling along the center.
- Fold the pastry over the filling to enclose it completely, pressing the edges to seal well, then brush the top with the beaten egg.
- Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 20-25 minutes, until puffed and deep golden.
- Serve hot, straight from the oven.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 664 kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 31.9 g | |
| Water | 107 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.9 g | 6% |
| Protein | 23.6 g | 49% |
| Tryptophan | 0.16 g | |
| Threonine | 0.86 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1 g | |
| Leucine | 1.8 g | |
| Lysine | 1.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.56 g | |
| Cystine | 0.31 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.97 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.71 g | |
| Valine | 1.1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.69 g | |
| Fat | 49 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 23.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 6.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 5.9 g | |
| Saturated | 14.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 1.2 g | |
| Cholesterol | 108 mg | |
| Calcium | 45.6 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.19 mg | 21% |
| Iron | 4.3 mg | 24% |
| Magnesium | 36.5 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.42 mg | 23% |
| Phosphorus | 232 mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 458 mg | 10% |
| Selenium | 33.2 µg | 60% |
| Sodium | 546 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.8 mg | 60% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.31 mg | 28% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.39 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7 mg | 50% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.7 mg | 14% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.41 mg | 32% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 65.3 µg | 16% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.2 µg | 93% |
| Choline | 94.7 mg | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 26.5 µg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 4 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 11.2 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 1.4 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 22.2 µg | 25% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
3.9 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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