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Name: Algerian brik rolls
Prep time: 19 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 4 rolls
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 1 garlic clove; 1 onion; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 300 g minced beef; 1 tablespoon spices for couscous; coriander; 2 tablespoons grated cheese; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 4 sheets of brik pastry

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Algerian brik rolls

In this recipe, the brik (or filo) rolls are filled with fried minced meat, flavoured with cous-cous spices, garlic and onion.

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Last modified on: June 3^rd 2015

For 4 rolls, you will need:

1 1 garlic clove
2 1 onion
3 2 tablespoons olive oil
4 300 g minced beef
5 1 tablespoon spices for couscous
6 coriander
7 2 tablespoons grated cheese
8 1 tablespoon lemon juice
9 4 sheets of brik pastry
Total weight: 565 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
19 min.	18 min.	37 min.

Preservation:

Should be eaten immediately once plated up.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1

5 min.

Prepare the filling

Peel and chop 1 garlic clove.

Prepare 1 onion.

Stage 2

1 min.

Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a pan on high heat.

When hot, addd the garlic and onion, and cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 3

1 min.

Add 300 g minced beef and 1 tablespoon spices for couscous.

Stage 4

10 min.

Cook but do not allow to brown too much. Check seasoning.

Stage 5

3 min.

Tip the meat mixture into a bowl and add the chopped coriander, 2 tablespoons grated cheese, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and mix well.

Stage 6

Make the brik rolls

Place a small amount of filling on a sheet of brik (or filo)...

Stage 7

...and roll up, folding the sides inwards...

Stage 8

...until you have a neat roll with the "seam" underneath.

Stage 9

10 min.

Make all the rolls like this.

Note: the rolls can be frozen at this stage, if need be.

Stage 10

7 min.

Fry the rolls

Pour 0.5 cm (1/4 inch) oil into a frying pan on medium heat.

When really hot (lightly smoking), lower the rolls into the pan and fry...

Stage 11

...until browned all over.

You may need to do this in batches, if you have made a lot of rolls. Ideally, they should not touch in the pan, or they will stick to each other.

The rolls are ready!

Remarks

If you do not have any coriander, just use parsley.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 rolls : 4.95 €
Per rolls : 1.24 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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	Sheet of brik pastry: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Crispy smoked salmon and herb rolls, Crispy spinach rolls, Crispy prawn rolls, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salt cod brandade, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Mexican ceviche, Leek and fresh tuna tart, Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Potato and two ham gratin, Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , Soufflée omelette with cheese, Leek and Mimolette tart, ... All

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