Tavuklu Sigara Böreği  – Crispy Chicken Filo Rolls

Who could ever get enough of this delicious and moorish Tavuklu Sigara Böreği? The perfect savoury snack or as part of a mezze platter and thanks to :Barts red pepper and chipotle spice paste the flavour is even richer and more savouy. This is a winner. 

Ingredients:

350 grams of cooked chicken, cooled and shredded (I used legs and thigh here)
300 grams of cream cheese 

1 teaspoon of Bart’s chipotle and red pepper paste 

1 onions, finely chopped 

1/2 teaspoon of sumac 

1/2 teaspoon of mint

1 teaspoon of Niki’s Turkish blend 

1/4 teaspoon of Aleppo chilli flakes 

¼ teaspoon of turmeric powder 

½ teaspoon of sea salt 

1/3 teaspoon of garlic powder 

20-25 triangle shaped yufka/filo pastry sheets 

A small cup of water, for dabbing and sealing your pastry cigars 
Any unflavored oil, for frying

Method:

1. Start off by making your filling by mixing the shredded chicken, cream cheese and spices together. Make sure it is well mixed and your spices are distributed evenly throughout the filling. 

2. Once you are ready to roll, open up the pastry sheets and take out a few at a time. Cover the rest with a towel to avoid them drying out. Place a tablespoon of the filling in the bottom centre and fold over the bottom tip, and roll once to ensure the filling is securely in. 

3. Then, fold over the two sides, ensuring you create at least a 1.5 inch fold on each side, which ensures that the cheese won’t escape when frying. Finally, roll forward, then secure using a bit of water from the small cup you prepared earlier. Place the rolled borek to the side and continue rolling the others.

4. To fry, heat the oil for about 5 minutes, it’s important that the oil is hot so that the outside pastry can fry quickly before the cheese has a chance to melt too much. Once the oil is hot, place the sigara böreği inside using tongs and fry for 20-30 seconds on each side until golden. Remove and place on paper towels to soak up excess oil. Enjoy hot or cold! 

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