Chicken Onion And Apple Phyllo Rolls Food

MOROCCAN STYLE CHICKEN PHYLLO ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook onion in oil along with salt, cumin, ginger, turmeric, pepper, and coriander in 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until softened, about 5 minute.
• Add chicken, broth, water, and cinnamon stick and simmer, covered, turning chicken over once, until meat is very tender, about 45 min total.
• Transfer chicken with tongs to a bowl, reserving liquid.
• When chicken is cool enough to handle, shred; discarding skin and bones and transfer to a large bowl.
• Tranfer the cooking liquid to a 2 cup glass measuring cup (do not clean the saucepan) and let stand 1 min, then skim off fat and discard cinnamon stick.
• Return liquid to saucepan and simmer over medium high heat, uncovered, until reduced to about 1/4 cup (liquid will look like a glaze in bottom of pan), about 8 minute.
• Stir in the shredded chicken along with the chopped toasted almonds.
• Reserve 2 Tbs beaten egg in a cup for egg wash; lightly season the remaining egg with salt and pepper, then cook in 1/2 Tbs butter in a nonstick skillet over medium high heat, stirring until just set but still slightly soft.
• Stir the scrambled egg into the filling.
• Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 450ºF.
• Put 1 phyllo sheet on a work surface, keeping remaining phyllo covered with a damp kitchen towel.
• Brush the 1 sheet GENEROUSLY with melted butter.
• Evenly sift 1/4 tsp cinnamon over the butter phyllo using a fine mesh sieve, then top with another phyllo sheet and GENEROUSLY brush with butter.
• Cut the phyllo sheets in half, then arrange one half in front of you to work with.
• Spread 1/4 cup chicken filling in a narrow strip along the edge nearest you, then roll up filling tightly in phyllo.
• Before completing the roll, brush the remaining edge with butter to seal. No need to fold or seal the ends, just leave them open.
• Transfer roll, seam side down, to a cutting board set inside a baking pan (to help contain mustard seeds when sprinkled).
• Make another roll with remaining half of phyllo sheets.
• Make 6 more rolls in same manner, transferring to cutting board.
• Lightly brush top of rolls with egg wash and immediately sprinkle with mustard seeds, pressing lightly on seeds to help adhere.
• Cut each roll crosswise into 4 pieces and arrange pieces 1-inch apart on 2 baking sheets.
• Bake for 12 min, switching position of baking sheets after 6 min until phyllo is golden brown.
• Transfer rolls to a rack to cool slightly.

MOROCCAN-STYLE CHICKEN PHYLLO ROLLS

Steps:

• Make filling:
• Cook onion in oil along with salt, cumin, ginger, turmeric, pepper, and coriander in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add chicken, broth, water, and cinnamon stick and simmer, covered, turning chicken over once, until meat is very tender, about 45 minutes total. Transfer chicken with tongs to a bowl, reserving cooking liquid.
• When cool enough to handle, shred chicken, discarding skin and bones, and transfer to a large bowl. Transfer cooking liquid to a 2-cup glass measure (do not clean saucepan) and let stand 1 minute, then skim off fat and discard cinnamon stick. Return liquid to saucepan and simmer over moderately high heat, uncovered, until reduced to about 1/4 cup (liquid will look like a glaze in bottom of pan), about 8 minutes, then stir into shredded chicken along with almonds.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons beaten egg in a cup for egg wash. Lightly season remaining egg with salt and pepper, then cook in 1/2 tablespoon butter in an 8- to 10-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat, stirring, until just set but still slightly soft. Stir scrambled egg into filling.
• Make rolls:
• Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.
• Put 1 phyllo sheet on a work surface, keeping remaining phyllo covered with overlapping sheets of plastic wrap and a damp kitchen towel, and brush generously with some melted butter. Evenly sift 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon over buttered phyllo using a fine-mesh sieve, then top with another phyllo sheet and generously brush with butter.
• Halve buttered phyllo stack crosswise, then arrange 1 half with a long side nearest you. Spread 1/4 cup chicken filling in a narrow strip along edge nearest you, then roll up filling tightly in phyllo, leaving ends open. Transfer roll, seam side down, to a cutting board set inside a baking pan (to help contain mustard seeds when sprinkling). Make another roll with remaining half stack. Make 6 more rolls in same manner, transferring to cutting board.
• Lightly brush top of rolls with egg wash and immediately sprinkle with mustard seeds, pressing lightly on seeds to help adhere. Cut each roll crosswise into 4 pieces and arrange pieces 1 inch apart on 2 baking sheets. Bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until phyllo is golden brown, about 12 minutes total.
• Transfer rolls to a rack to cool slightly.

CHICKEN WITH APPLE, ONION AND CIDER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and dredge in the flour, shaking off the excess. Add 2 tablespoons oil to the pan. Place the chicken in the skillet smooth-side down and cook until golden, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a baking dish and bake until cooked through, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the onion and apple to the skillet, along with 1 tablespoon oil, if the pan is dry, and increase the heat to high. Cook, tossing, until the onion has wilted slightly and the apple is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add the vinegar and use a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits from the pan. Let the mixture boil until the vinegar becomes syrupy, about 1 minute. Add the chicken broth and return to a boil. Cook until the broth reduces by half.
• Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper and whisk in the butter. Remove the chicken from the oven; add any collected juices to the sauce. Divide the chicken among four plates and spoon the apple, onion and pan sauce over each piece. Sprinkle with the parsley.

CHICKEN, ONION, AND APPLE PHYLLO ROLLS

Steps:

• Melt the first amount of butter in a large frying pan on medium then add onion, cooking for 5 to 10 min, stirring oftern until softened.
• Add apple, stir, and reduce heat to med-low, cooking for about 20 min, stirring occasionally until onion is very soft and golden - transfer to med bowl and cool for 10 minute.
• Add next 5 ingredients to bowl (chicken to pepper) and mix well.
• Lay pastry sheets on top of each other and cut in half crosswise, making 12 sheets.
• Place 1 sheet on work surface with long side closest to you, keeping remaining sheets covered with a damp tea towel to keep them from drying out.
• Brush sheet with melted butter and cut sheet in half crosswise. Put about 1 tbsp chicken mixture on lowest end of 1 half sheet, about an inch from the edge.
• Fold bottom edge over chicken mixture, then fold in sides, and roll up from the bottom, fully enclosing filling (kind of like wrapping a baby burrito!).
• Place seam side down on greased baking sheet with sides and cover with a separate damp towel.
• Repeat with remaining phyllo and chicken mixture.
• brush top of rolls with any remaining melted butter and bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes until pastry is golden and chicken is no longer pink!

GREEK PHYLLO SEAFOOD ROLLS

Steps:

• Squeeze the spinach with your hands to remove excess liquid.
• Put the spinach in a large bowl with ricotta, feta, lemon zest, dill weed and pepper.
• Stir to mix well.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the garlic and stir 20 to 30 seconds.
• Add the onion-garlic mixture to the bowl with the spinach; stir until well mixed.
• Stir in the shrimp and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Separate 1 sheet of the phyllo dough; lay it on the work surface with the long side toward you.
• (Keep the stack of remaining dough covered with plastic wrap to prevent it from drying.).
• Lightly brush the sheet with a little of the melted butter; lay another sheet evenly on top.
• Lightly brush half of the top sheet with more butter; fold the other half over to make a rectangle 8 x 11 inches.
• Lightly brush with a little more melted butter.
• Spoon a generous 1/4 cup of the filling along the bottom edge, leaving 1 inch of phyllo clear on all sides.
• Lift the bottom end of the sheet and fold it over the filling.
• Fold the sides over and press lightly; gently roll up.
• Set the roll seam-side down on a lightly greased baking sheet (you will need 2 baking sheets).
• Repeat to use the remaining filling and phyllo.
• Brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter.
• Bake until golden, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Serve hot or warm.

SWEET ONION AND SWISS PHYLLO ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Preparation:.
• In medium bowl, mix cream cheese and Swiss cheese. Set aside. In heavy skillet, sauté onions, thyme, and pepper in 1/4 cup butter until very soft and beginning to brown, 10-15 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook another 1 minute. Cool 20 minutes. Mix together onion mixture and cheese mixture and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Place one sheet filo dough on work surface. Brush with melted butter. Lay another sheet on top, brush with butter, and put one more sheet on top.
• Take the onion mixture and form a roll about 1 inch in diameter down one long edge of the stacked filo. Roll up carefully and place on cookie sheet. Brush thoroughly with more butter. Repeat with remaining filo and filling, making six rolls total. I place three rolls on each cookie sheet. Cover well with plastic wrap and chill overnight.
• When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees F and remove the rolls from the refrigerator. Bake for 10-17 minutes or until rolls begin to brown and cheese filling melts. Let stand 5 minutes, then, using a very sharp knife, cut rolls into 1" pieces. Let cool for 5-10 minutes, then serve. The onion filling right out of the oven is super-hot. Serves 8-10 - or 4-6, at my parties!
• You can also freeze these rolls. Wrap well in freezer wrap, label, and freeze up to 3 months. To bake frozen rolls, place rolls on cookie sheets and bake at 375 degrees F for 15-23 minutes or until the rolls are beginning to brown and crisp and cheese melts. Proceed as directed above.

PHYLLO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Brush sides and bottom of a 13x9-in. baking dish with some of the melted butter. Place one sheet of phyllo in bottom of dish; lightly brush with butter. Repeat with five more sheets of phyllo. Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out. , In a large bowl, combine the chicken, bacon, broccoli and cheese; spread evenly over phyllo in baking dish. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, milk, salt and pepper; pour over chicken mixture. Cover filling with one sheet of phyllo; brush with butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo dough. Brush top with remaining butter. , Bake, uncovered, until light golden brown and thermometer reads 160°, 35-40 minutes. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving.

APPLE 'N' ONION CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute apples and onions in butter for 10 minutes or until tender. Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with chicken; sprinkle with salt and pepper. , Combine the cheeses, bread crumbs and thyme; sprinkle over chicken. Drizzle with apple juice. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reaches 170°.

MEAT PHYLLO ROLLS

Steps:

• Saute hamburger until brown.
• Add wine,raisins, pine nuts,and spices.
• Stir until liquid is absorbed.
• Cool.
• Cut phyllo into 3 strips.
• Butter the phyllo.
• Place 1 tbsp of filling at the base.
• Tuck each side in about 1/2 inch.
• Roll up.
• It should look like a sleeping bag.
• Brush the top with butter.
• They can be frozen at this point.
• Place seam side down on a cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375* until golden (25 minutes).
• 45 minutes if frozen.

SPICY CHICKEN PHYLLO ROLLS

Steps:

• Bring broth or water to a boil and add chicken breasts in one layer.
• Reduce heat and poach chicken at a bare simmer for 7 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and cool chicken in poaching liquid for 20 minutes.
• (You can use cooked, left over chicken just as well.).
• Cut chicken into 1/4 inch cubes.
• In a large bowl, stir together chicken, sour cream, scallions, lime juice, jalapeno, cumin and then salt and pepper to taste.
• Chill filling, covered, at least 2 and up to 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400°F and lightly coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
• On a work furface, arrange 1 phyllo rectangle with short side facing you and lightly brush with egg wash.
• Put 1 heaping tablespoon filling in center of lower third of rectangle and fold long sides of phyllo over filling to cover.
• Lightly brush folded phyllo with egg wash and roll up egg roll fashion.
• Make more rolls with remaining phyllo and filling, brushing with egg wash in the same manner.
• Arrange rolls, seam side down, on baking sheets and bake in batches in middle of oven 20-30 minutes, or until golden.
• Serve with salsa.