Moroccan Cigars with Ras El Hanout

Preparation: 30 minutes
Cooking: 20 minutes
Serves: Makes 12

Moroccan Cigars with Ras El Hanout

Ingredients

6 Filo Pastry sheets (keep in fridge to ensure they don’t dry out).
1 Egg
Oil for frying
Bunch of fresh coriander
 
Meat Filling:
400g Minced beef/ Lamb
50g Pinenuts
1 Onion
1 Red pepper 
1 Green pepper
1 Garlic clove
1 Lemon

 

Method

Mix the juice of a fresh lemon with Ras el Hanout into a paste. Finely chop onion, peppers and garlic. Fry mince and garlic in a little oil until brown. Darin Fat,  Add chopped vegetables and spices and cook until soft. Add fresh chopped coriander. Preheat oven at 180 degrees (fan assisted). Beat egg, take the filo pastry sheets from the fridge, take one sheet at a time and cut in half. Fold the half in half, and place mixture in the middle. Tuck in the sides of the pastry and lightly brush the edges with tap water. Roll the pastry into a cigar. Lightly brush the cigar with beaten egg and place on a greased baking tray. Once all cigars have been made, place in oven and cook for 20 minutes.