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Cigar Börek – Sigara Böreği

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Ingredients for 5 servings:

  • 200 g sheep’s cheese
  • a few stalks of parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp pomegranate syrup
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pack of yufka pastry sheets (triangular shape)
  • 1 tsp Pul Biber, optional
  • 1 liter of oil for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 3 minutes; Total time approx. 28 minutes

a delicious picnic or party finger food

Roughly chop the feta cheese. Mix it in a bowl with the finely chopped parsley, the syrup, a little salt and pepper, and the pul biber (optional). Add a little olive oil. Place a heaped teaspoon of the filling on each yufka sheet and spread it out. Leave a 2 to 3 cm border free. Fold in the sides and then roll up the dough from the bottom. Moisten the ends of the dough slightly. Pour about 2 cm of oil into a pot and heat to 170°C. Deep-fry the börek in batches in the hot oil for 2 to 3 minutes. Let cool on kitchen paper.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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