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Pastrmajlija

Name: Pastrmajlija
Total time: 150 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: North Macedonia
Ingredients: 300g Bread flour; 4g Dry yeast; 180ml Water; 1 tsp Salt; 300g Pork Shoulder; 2 tbsp Sunflower oil; 2 Egg; 20g Butter; A pinch Black Pepper; 1/2 tsp Paprika

Main Dish

⏱ 150 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Cubed meat baked on a boat-shaped dough — the famous pie of Štip, North Macedonia.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Pastrmajlija is a specialty of Štip in eastern North Macedonia: cubes of salted pork or lamb are laid on oval boat-shaped dough, baked in a wood-fired oven, and finished with an egg. Similar to pizza, it even has an annual festival in the town. It's eaten with pickled peppers and yogurt.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an eatery in Štip, an oval boat-shaped pie topped with roasted meat and a soft egg comes out of the wood-fired oven and is cut on a wooden board.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Bread flour 300g
Dry yeast 4g
Water 180ml
Salt 1 tsp
Pork Shoulder 300g
Sunflower oil 2 tbsp
Egg 2
Butter 20g
Black Pepper A pinch
Paprika 1/2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the pork into 1cm cubes, toss with 1/2 tsp salt, pepper, and paprika, and leave 2 hours.
Knead the bread flour, yeast, salt, water, and oil and let rise 1 hour.
Divide the dough in two, roll into ovals, and roll up the edges slightly into boat shapes.
Arrange the meat down the center and bake at 250°C for 15 minutes.
Crack in an egg, bake 5 more minutes, and brush with melted butter.

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