The crispiest best spring rolls/ Bourek Algerian traditional appetizer

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: lentils

Lentils provide a vegetarian option with protein.

phyllo dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Homemade dough can be more economical.

cheese

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Ricotta is a more affordable cheese option.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans save time and money.

Chop one onion.

Heat vegetable oil in a pan.

Fry the onions with salt.

Add the same quantity of ground meat and season with salt and pepper.

Cook until the meat is done.

Add chopped parsley and 1 cup of water, then let it cook until the water evaporates.

Add eggs and mix well, then cook in the pan.

Let the filling cool down.

Prepare duel wrappers made of wheat flour, water, oil, and salt.

Add one spoon of filling to the wrapper, fold it, and roll it up.

Deep fry the rolled wrappers in hot oil until golden brown.

Prepare bechamel sauce by melting 1 tablespoon of butter, adding 1 tablespoon of flour, and mixing until cooked.

Add 1 cup of milk and mix until thick and silky, seasoning with salt and pepper.

Let the bechamel sauce cool down.

Mix chopped boiled egg, bechamel sauce, chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon of tuna, and optionally olives and cheese.

Fill the mixture into the wrappers and serve.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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