Haloomi is a very versatile cheese, and distinctive in both taste and texture.
It is a non-melting cheese, which makes it ideal for grilling or frying, as it doesn't make a mess.
Keep in mind haloomi cheese is salty, so we would need to adjust a recipe accordingly.
These Haloomi bourags (بورك جبن الحلومي) are essentially three ingredients: cheese, parsley, and the springroll pastry. Egg is used to seal the pastry, and oil to fry.
It is as simple as it is delicious.
Ingredients:
2 blocks Haloomi cheese (220g each)
1/2 cup roughly chopped parsley
12 large spring roll sheets
1 egg, for brushing
oil, for frying
Method:
Cut the stacked spring roll sheets in half, yielding 24 rectangular sheets.
Drain the haloomi cheese from any liquid and blitz in the food processor until roughly-medium chopped.
Stir the chopped haloomi with the chopped parsley; set aside.
Lightly beat the egg and brush on three sides (two long and one short) of one spring roll rectangle.
Spread a heaping tablespoon of the haloomi mix in the middle egg-less lane of the rectangle.
Starting from the short egg-less side, tightly roll the pastry, enclosing the cheese.
Repeat for the remaining cheese and pastry.
Fry in deep hot oil until golden and crispy.
Drain from excess oil on paper towels before serving.
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4 comments:
yumm
Yum indeed.
Dear Maryam
Thank you for your detailed recipes. I note that you have not folded the sides of the sheet. Isn't there risk of the stuffing falling during frying? I am also not very fond of frying and I wonder whether the bourag can be baked in the oven instead after brushing the sheet with oil.
Thanks
Bee
Thanks Bee.
Haloomi is blissfully a cheese that does not melt, therefore it will not seep into the hot oil causing havoc. The edges brushed with egg should suffice to contain the filling, and you can pinch the ends to seal better if you wish. I personally love how crispy the edges get in contrast to the middle.
Dry frying in the oven is certainly a valid option. Just be sure to brush them lightly in oil and turn half way through baking for even cooking.
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