LITTLE LAUNDRY BUNDLES (MEAT SNACKS)

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Little Laundry Bundles (Meat Snacks) image

This is an old traditional South African snack, simple and easy to make, and well worth trying as people seem to love them. The Afrikaans name is "Wasgoedbondeltjies", translated in the title! In these modern times I'd serve them with a bowl of Thai Sweet Chilli sauce as a dip. Please note that you can choose which pastry to use -- soda water pastry or puff pastry -- so you can either deepfry them, or bake the puff pastry bundles in the oven.

Provided by Zurie

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 1h15m

Yield 20 snacks

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 1/2 lbs minced beef (750 g)
1 tablespoon oil (15 ml)
2 onions, finely chopped
1 large potato, roughly grated
3 garlic cloves, chopped and crushed
1 teaspoon mixed spice (5 ml)
2 teaspoons salt (10 ml)
1/3 cup pasta sauce with meat (85 ml) or 1/3 cup gravy (85 ml)
fresh ground black pepper
1 lb all-purpose flour (500 g) or 1 lb cake flour (500 g)
2 teaspoons baking powder (10 ml)
1 teaspoon salt (5 ml)
1 lb butter (500 g)
1 tablespoon Bourbon (15 ml) or 1 tablespoon rum (15 ml)
1 cup soda water (250 ml)
1 whole clove
oil (for deep frying)

Steps:

  • Fry the meat in the oil, stirring, until it turns colour.
  • Add the onion, garlic and grated potato, stirring now and then.
  • When onion is translucent, add the mixed spice, salt, pepper and meat broth/sauce/gravy.
  • Bring to boil, lower heat, put on lid, and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Leave to cool.
  • Please note that you can use shop-bought puff pastry. Roll it a little thinner and prepare the same 3 x 3 inch squares as described below, and use the same method, except that puff pastry will need to be painted with beaten egg to get a nice goldenbrown colour in the oven.
  • The soda water pastry: sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
  • Grate or chop in the butter (if butter is firm, use the coarsest side of a cheese grater).
  • Rub in butter with your fingers and palms until mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs.
  • Add the booze, and enough soda water to form a fairly soft dough.
  • Roll out the pastry, about 1/8 inch thick (3mm) -- it should be thinly rolled out. Use extra flour on your rolling pin and surface to help the process.
  • Cut pastry into 3 x 3 inch squares (7.5 x 7.5 cm).
  • Place a little of the meat mixture in the centre of each square, draw up the corners and press lightly together, and secure each with a clove. (Meat should be enclosed in the pastry).
  • In the meantime, heat oil for deep-frying. You could also use a wok half-filled with oil, over high heat.
  • If you do not want to deep-fry, heat oven to 400 deg F/400 deg Celsius.
  • Deep-fry the bundles in batches until golden brown and drain on kitchen paper, OR paint the puff pastry bundles with beaten egg, and bake in preheated oven until they are golden, about 15 minutes, but do check.
  • Serve hot or cold.

Larry Stephens
[email protected]

These are the best meat snacks I've ever had! They're so easy to make and they're always a hit at parties.


Atif Khan
[email protected]

These laundry bundles are so unique and delicious. I've never had anything like them before.


Vimukthi Umayanga
[email protected]

I've never made anything like this before, but these laundry bundles turned out great! I'm definitely going to be making them again.


Shahil Bc
[email protected]

These laundry bundles are a great way to use up leftover meat and cheese.


Entertainment Uganda
[email protected]

I made these laundry bundles for my kids' lunch and they loved them! They're a great way to get them to eat their vegetables.


Anne Kibugi
[email protected]

These laundry bundles are the perfect finger food. They're easy to eat and they're not too messy.


Queen Mashaba
[email protected]

I was a little skeptical about this recipe at first, but I'm so glad I tried it! The laundry bundles are so flavorful and juicy. I'll definitely be making these again.


Refat Hasan
[email protected]

These are so easy to make and they're so delicious! I love that I can use any type of meat or cheese that I want.


Jan Bahi
[email protected]

I've made these laundry bundles several times now and they're always a crowd-pleaser. They're the perfect appetizer or snack for any occasion.


Replay Zay
[email protected]

These little laundry bundles were a hit at my last party! They're so easy to make and everyone loved them.