Sigara Boregi (Turkish Cheese Rolls)

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Sigara Boregi (Turkish Cheese Rolls)

Sigara Boregi (Turkish Cheese Rolls) are crispy Turkish appetizers/snacks made with thin and flaky filo sheets called "yufka", filled with feta cheese, and then shallow-fried for extra crispness.

Prep Time30

Cook Time15

Total Time45

Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Turkish

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: pieces

Calories: 229kcal

Author: Ayla Clulee

Equipment

Ingredients

3 fresh yufka sheets (or frozen filo pastries)
200 g feta cheese
125 g halloumi (or kasar,cheddar,mozarella)
1 cup parsley (chopped)
2 tablespoon mint (chopped)
2 tablespoon dill (chopped)
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup oil for frying

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Instructions

Crumble the feta cheese using a fork and place it in a bowl.
Grate halloumi cheese and add it to the feta cheese.
Add the chopped parsley, mint, dill, and freshly ground black pepper to the cheese mixture. Mix with a spoon to combine.
Cut the filo pastries into 8 equal triangles. That would give you 24 triangles.
Place a triangle of yufka on a large, flat surface, pointed end away from you. Add a tablespoonful of cheese filling to the wide end and spread it into a thin line, leaving a small gap on either side.
Fold the flat end over the top of the cheese, fold the outer corners over the filling and roll the borek tightly. Wet the tip on each pastry at the pointed end to seal it. Set aside and continue with the remaining yufka and filling.
Heat ¼ cup of oil to 185° C (365° F) in a non-stick pan over medium heat.
Once the oil is hot, place the boreks in the oil and fry on all sides until crispy and golden. Don't overcrowd the pan.
When cooked, place the boreks on a paper kitchen paper towel to absorb the excess oil.

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Notes

Sigara Boreks are perfect as finger food, snack, breakfast, or as part of a mezze platter.
You can make them in advance in big batches and freeze them for later. No need to defrost them before frying, take them out of the freezer then fry them in hot oil.
You can make different variations by changing the fillings but the cheese and herb filling is the most popular one.
When frying your Sigara Boreks, make sure you heat the oil to 185° C (365° F). If your oil is not hot enough, the pastries will get soggy and the cheese will start melting before the pastries get crispy.

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