Best Rezikas Cheese Potato Bourek Algerian Spring Rolls Recipes
REZIKA'S CHEESE & POTATO BOUREK (ALGERIAN SPRING ROLLS)
Here is the second of my Algerian bourek recipes. I have also posted a Chicken & Preserved Lemon Bourek recipe. This cheese & potato bourek is another of my family favourites & there never seem to be enough! You can use phyllo dough instead of the spring roll sheets. You can also add a few finely chopped olives in place of the gherkins. If you're not familiar with making bourek, have a look at the NA*ME Fourms Bourek Demo: http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=310912
Provided by Um Safia
Categories Potato
Time 50m
Yield 20-24 bourek
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl, check for seasoning - adjust if required. Allow the mixed filling to cool if the mash is hot.
- Fill & roll your bourek as follows:.
- Lay 1 spring roll sheet on your work surface & place 2 generous teaspoonfulls of the filling onto the sheet. You need to place it in a line approx 1" up from the bottom of the sheet & the line of filling should have a fraction over 1" of spring roll sheet visable on both the left & right side.
- Next bring the left side of the sheet over the filling - it will overlap the filling by about an inch. Do the same with the right side.
- Take the bottom of the sheet in both hands & pull it up so that it covers the line of filling.
- With a pastry brush or the back of a teaspoon, brush a small amount of the flour paste along the edges of the sheet.
- Now start to roll the bourek, be careful to keep it tight & even. When you have rolled it up securely, you can brush a tiny amount of the paste along the seam so that the bourek stays closed whilst it is being fried.
- Repeat these steps with the remaining spring roll sheets.
- Now you can either freeze the bourek or fry them in a little oil. Cook over a medium heat in batches, in a large frying pan / skiller & fry until a deep golden colour on all sides - turning as required!
BOUREK (MEAT FILLED PASTRY)
This is an Algerian appetizer. Traditionally ground lamb is used for the filling but you can also try ground beef or turkey or even one time I did spinach and feta. You can also adjust the seasonings. I think phyllo dough is a pain to work with and was told to try it with an asian type wrapper. I tried but it didn't come out as well. You can fold the dough around it pretty much any way you want. Just do them all the same so they cook in the same amount of time.
Provided by Cookie16
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add the lamb and stir-fry a minute.
- Add the onion, parsley, salt, pepper and cinnamon and cook over medium low heat til lamb is cooked through.
- Take one sheet of phyllo and fold both side to the center length-wise.
- Sprinkle lightly with melted butter.
- Place 2 heaping tablespoons of meat stuffing at one end of the phyllo.
- Press it out til it is about 4 inches wide and 1 inch deep.
- Roll the dough over and roll about 3 times.
- Sprinkle a bit more butter on the end and dab with egg to seal.
- Do this with the remaining meat mix and phyllo.
- Bake in a buttered baking dish in 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
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