Sigara Böreği (Turkish Cheese Rolls

• Produce

  • 1/2 bunch Flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 Red onion, medium-sized

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Egg beaten together with

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Capsicum pepper, red

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Sunflower oil

• Dairy

  • 300 g Börek cheese

• Other

  • 3 sheets Fresh yufka (or the equivalent in phyllo pastry

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Description

Ingredients

• 3 sheets fresh yufka (or the equivalent in phyllo pastry)
• 1 egg beaten together with a splash of milk
• Sunflower oil for deep frying
• 300g börek cheese (crumbled feta cheese can be a substitute)
• 1 medium sized red onion, very finely chopped
• 1 red capsicum pepper, deseeded and very finely chopped
• 1 egg, beaten
• ½ bunch flat leaf parsley, very finely chopped

Directions

• On a hard, flat surface, take one sheet of yufka and fold it in half.
• Have the straight flat side facing away from you.
• With a sharp knife, start around 4 inches in from the top left and cut diagonally downwards to the bottom left to make a triangle.
• Now go back to the top point and cut down diagonally to the right so that you have a curved triangular base, again, of around 4 inches.
• Keep going until you reach the end of your yufka sheet and you have a series of triangles of roughly similar sizes (they dont need to be exact).
• Separate your yufka triangles and cover with a plastic bag or damp cloth so they dont dry out.
• Take all of your ingredients and mix them together, thoroughly, in a bowl.
• Take your first yufka triangle and place it on a hard flat surface, pointed end facing away from you.
• Place one heaped teaspoonful of your cheese mixture about 1 inch above the wide end of your triangle.
• Arrange the cheese mixture into a thin line, leaving a small gap at each side.
• Brush the top part of the triangle with your egg mixture.
• Fold the wide end over your cheese mixture.
• Now fold in the edges at each side so your filling is encased.
• Roll the yufka until you get to the top point of your triangle.
• Keep doing this until you have used up all of your yufka or filling.
• Take a pan for deep frying and heat your sunflower oil.
• Fry your sigara böreği in batches for 3-4 minutes until golden brown.
• Remove and leave to drain on kitchen paper.
• Serve hot as a meze or with Turkish breakfast

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