spicy moroccan cigars
Spicy Moroccan Cigars Source: Lior (Israel) This is very famous. We have it in Israel, too, but it's a Morrocan original! Version 1 1/2 pound butter, cut into bits and clarified
Ingredients
- 1/2poundbutter, cut into bits and clarified
- 14sheets phyllo pastry, each about 14 inches long
- 1medium onion, chopped
- 1/3cupolive oil
- 15ounceground beef/lamb
- 2teaspooncinnamon
- 1/2teaspoonallspice
- 1/4teaspoonblack pepper
Directions
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Spicy Moroccan Cigars Source: Lior (Israel) This is very famous
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We have it in Israel, too, but it's a Morrocan original! Version 1 1/2 pound butter, cut into bits and clarified 14 sheets phyllo pastry, ea
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Grease 2 baking sheets with 1 ounce of the butter, using a pastry brush
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Assemble each "cigar" in the following way: Brush one sheet of phyllo evenly with 3/4 teaspoon of the butter
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Fold the sheet in half crosswise to make a two-layered rectangle about 12 inches long and 7 inches wide
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Brush the top with about 1/2 teaspoon of the butter
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Make a 1-inch-wide fold on the closed side of the pastry and brush the fold lightly with butter
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Sprinkle a teaspoon or so of the mixture in an even row along its length, and roll the phyllo into a tight cylinder, about 1 inch in diamete