Greek Freighter Meat Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter (or olive oil or margerine)
1 onion, chopped
2 cups meat (cooked and chopped beef, lamb, veal or pork)
1 cup rice (or diced potatoes)
1 teaspoon spearmint, dried and crumbled
1 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 cup parsley, chopped
salt and pepper
1 cup feta cheese (or cottage cheese)
1 egg
1/2 cup pine nuts or 1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 lb phyllo dough
1/4 cup oil
2 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Heat oil and fry onions until soft.
If using raw meat and potatoes, brown for 5 minutes.
Add 1 cup of hot water (2 cups water if using rice).
Add rice, herbs and seasonings.
Cover and cook 20 min until meat is cooked and potatoes or rice are soft.
Remove from heat.
Mix in cheese, egg and nuts (and cooked meat if you didn't use raw meat).
Melt butter and oil in small pot.
Oil a square or rectangular baking pan.
Lay half of the sheets of filo, oiling lightly between each sheet.
Spread on meat filling.
Lay remaining filo sheets, oiling between sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 1 hour.