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Rumalian Borek

Try this delicious traditional turkish food recipe Rumalian Borek
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Appetizer, Borek, Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean, Turkish
Calories 560 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pastry leave
  • 2 tbsp. Butter
  • 1 cup boiled and pulled apart chicken breast
  • Salt
  • 1 cup chicken broth

For the sauce:

  • 1 tbsp. Butter
  • 1 tbsp. all purpose flour.
  • 2 tbsp. yogurt
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp. Vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cup chicken broth

For the top:

  • 2 tbsp. Butter
  • 1 tsp. Red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp. Ground red pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cut your 1 pastry leave in four equal pieces.
  • Melt your 2 tbsp. butter and spread it to your pastry leave with a brush.
  • Heat your oven to 200°C (392 °F)
  • Put 1-2 tbsp. of chicken to the wide side of your pastry leave piece.
  • First roll it tightly from outside to inside. Then curl inwards and use water to glue the end. (you can see it in the video)
  • Butter your baking tray and align all your boreks on it.
  • Put your tray in the oven and cook your Rumalian borek until it gets pinkish.
  • Take your baking tray from the oven. Pour around you 1 cup chicken broth, put your baking tray in the oven back again and bake about 15-20 minutes more until the chicken broth drains.

The sauce:

  • Melt your 1 tbsp. butter, add your 1 tbsp. all purpose flour and sauté for about 3-4 minutes.
  • Add your 2 tbsp. Yogurt, 1 clove crushed garlic, 1 egg yolk, 1 tbsp. Vinegar, 1 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • by whipping it constantly.
  • Turn off the heat when your sauce boiled and consistent.

For the top:

  • Melt your 2 tbsp. Butter.
  • Add your 1 tsp. Red pepper flakes, 1 tsp. Ground red pepper and stir a little.

Serving:

  • Put your Rumalian borek on your dish, pour your sauce on it and top it with your melted butter mixture.
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