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Saturday, January 21, 2006

Cig Borek

Cig Borek
1 pkg egg roll wraps (large size 5 1/2 inch)

Filling:
200 gr medium ground beef
1 small onion, grated
4 tbsp water
Salt
Pepper

For frying:
1/2 cup sunflower oil

Mix the ground beef, salt, pepper, onion and water with a spoon. Take some filling and spread it over one half of the wrap diagonally (picture). Have a cup of water nearby, and use a finger to dampen the sides around the filling so the dough will stick (picture). Fold the other half over and close them up tightly (picture). Cut off (2-3 mm thin) and throw away the sides of the triangle (picture).

Pour the oil in a large frying pan. When it heats up place two borek side by side. Fry both sides until they get a light golden colour. Grab a large pot and put a paper towel at the bottom to soak up the oil. Place the borek inside as you fry them and keep the lid closed so they stay warm.

Serve Cig Borek while still warm with Ayran.

6 Comments:

At 3:32 PM, Anonymous Alexis said...

Hello Binnur,
What an excellent idea for the cig borek. I am going to try this in the next few days - it looks like a winner!!!

 
At 9:10 PM, Blogger Binnur said...

Hi Alexis,
Thank you:) I find that our generation
doesn't have as much time as the previous. That's why I try to find practical ways to cook Traditional Turkish meals.
Afiyet olsun!
Binnur

 
At 10:55 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Merhaba Binnur.
i love çiğ böreks, but i eat them differently, the pastry is really thin and flaky on the outside and oily inside. And there not flat eaither, there's air inside to raise them. Im in N.Cyprus, i moved here a year ago. I have to go to a certain shop to have them like this. The pastry looks nothing like this pastry, or the ready made boreks i get from the supermarkets. Is it different pastry, or is it deep fried maybe? Can you help plz! Thank you!

Katie

 
At 8:55 PM, Blogger Binnur said...

Hi Katie,
What you are asking is not familiar to me. Do you know the name ?

 
At 1:59 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Binnur,

I was wondering do you have to fry these, or could you bake them???(to make it healthier) :)
Thanks
Lacey

 
At 7:56 PM, Blogger Binnur said...

Hi Lacy,
It needs to be fried:) I wouldn't bake it because it would get dry and tasteless.
Happy New Year!

 

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