Algerian brik rolls

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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 fresh coriander (cilantro)
• 7 2 tablespoons grated cheese
• 8 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 9 4 sheets of brick pastry
• Total weight: 565 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
20 min.	20 min.	40 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1:

  Prepare the filling

  
  Peel and chop 1 garlic clove.
  Prepare 1 onion.
• 2: 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.
• 3: Add 300 g minced beef and 1 tablespoon spices for couscous.
• 4: Cook but do not allow to brown too much. Check seasoning.
• 5: Tip the meat mixture into a bowl and add the chopped coriander, 2 tablespoons grated cheese, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and mix well.
• 6:

  Make the brik rolls

  
  Place a small amount of filling on a sheet of brik (or filo)...
• 7: ...and roll up, folding the sides inwards...
• 8: ...until you have a neat roll with the "seam" underneath.
• 9: Make all the rolls like this.
  Note: the rolls can be frozen at this stage, if need be.
• 10:

  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...
• 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.

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