Asian Beef Hamentashen

By: Charnie Kohn

And just when you thought that every single hamentash has been done before, I come to you with this tasty, original and absolutely gorgeous Asian Beef Hamentashen!

1 large onion, diced

1 teaspoon sesame oil

2 frozen garlic cubes

2 lbs ground beef

2 tablespoons hoisin sauce

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon salt 

1/2 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

A pinch of crushed red pepper 

1 pack mini pizza rounds, defrosted

1 egg

Sesame seeds

Chives for garnish (optional)

Oil for sautéing 

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1: In a large pan sauté diced onion over medium high heat until golden. Add the garlic cubes and the sesame oil and sauté for an additional thirty seconds

2: Place the ground beef in the pot and break up in to little pieces. Let it cook until no longer pink

3: Add the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, salt, ginger, black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Mix well until incorporated 

4: Place a bit less than a tablespoon of the beef mixture on to each pizza round. Fold in the sides to form a triangle and pinch the corners together

5: Whisk the egg and gently brush the dough with the whisked egg. I prefer to use a paper towel for this step. Dip the paper towel and brush the dough. Sprinkle with sesame seeds

6: Place the hamentaschen on a greased pan and bake in a four hundred degree oven for fifteen to twenty minutes or until golden. Garnish with some chives