Cigarette boereks with cheese(Peynirli sigara boregi) Recipe

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Cigarette boereks with cheese(Peynirli sigara boregi)

1 pound white Turkish cheese, crumbled
2 eggs, separated
½ bunch fresh parsley, washed, dried, and finely chopped
½ bunch fresh dill, washed, dried, and finely chopped
2 (1-pound) packages yufka (a type of Turkish phyllo)
lemon wedges
vegetable oil for frying

Soak the white cheese in cold water to remove the excess salt, drain, then mash with the egg yolks. Stir in the chopped parsley and dill mixing well.
Cut the wedge-shaped yufka sheets in half, lengthwise.
In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg whites. Rub a little egg white around the edges of the yufka except for the last 2-inches of the pointed end. Place a little filling at the base of each triangle and fold over the side edges of the bottom corners (triangle shaped pieces) to cover some of the filling. Fold up the bottom edge to cover the filling and carefully roll up the yufka sheet like a cigarette (from the large end to the small point).
Wet the pointed end with a little water and press down to seal the boerek closed. Place the boereks on a cookie sheet and freeze until ready to cook. Remove from freezer and let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
In a large skillet place enough oil to measure 2 inches deep. Heat the oil and before frying the boereks, hold one between your fingers (vertically) and place it in ½ inch of the oil. If the oil is hot enough to cook with, bubbles will immediately form around the bottom of the boerek. Add as many boereks as the pan will hold in a single layer and fry the boereks turning once or twice, until golden brown all over. Place in a fine sieve to drain, then drain well on paper towels. Repeat until all the boereks are cooked and drained.

Xenos 2Fan · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:39 pm Post subject:

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH I LOVE THIS STUFF.

brother · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:39 am Post subject:

My wife is the best at making these, i think i will call her in a moment and put the charm on and see if i can get her to make some. Wink

Xenos 2Fan · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:39 pm Post subject:

Kindly ask Mrs. Bro to send some this way please. Very Happy

Crash Test Dummy · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:48 pm Post subject:

what are these things?

cannedmoose · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:47 pm Post subject:

Aren't these called 'boureki' in Greek? Or something that sounds like that... my parents brought a box over from Cyprus last week and they're all gone now... the recipe looks like it is the same thing.