Ingredients
For the filo sheets:
300 gr water
200 gr flour
10 gr salt
For the filling:
10 shrimps, cleaned and peeled
½ onion, chopped
1 garlic cloves, minced
¼ bunch of cilantro, chopped
2 tbsp aji amarillo paste
Salt
Black pepper
For frying:
Canola/olive oil
For serving:
Tzatziki
Lime wedges
Directions
Step 1
Starting with the filo sheets- In a bowl add the water, salt, and flour and mix well until you get a consistency of a very diluted tahini/pancake batter. Cover with a towel and let it sit for 30 min.
300 gr water
200 gr flour
10 gr salt
Step 2
In the meantime, let's work on the filling: in a food processor, blend all the filling ingredients until smooth (don't over blend).
10 shrimps, cleaned and peeled
½ onion, chopped
1 garlic cloves, minced
¼ bunch of cilantro, chopped
2 tbsp aji amarillo paste
Salt
Black pepper
Step 3
Transfer the filling mixture to a piping bag.
Step 4
Moving back to the filo sheets- Heat up a pan on medium heat for about 3-4 min. Brush the pan with the batter, 5 layers to be exact.
Step 5
After the top of the filo sheet gets dry, use a spatula to remove it from the pan. Place on a plate and layer all the filo sheets on top of each other until you finish all the batter.
Step 6
Shaping the cigars- place the filo sheet on your cutting board, pipe a line of filling, fold the sides towards the center and roll to a tight cigar. To make sure the cigar is sealed, simply wet the end before rolling it completely and place the rolled cigar seam side down.
Step 7
In a big pot, add oil for frying and heat up. Fry the cigars, 2-3 at a time, for 3 min. Take them out of the oil and repeat with the rest of the cigars. Before serving, fry them again (second time) until dark golden!
Canola/olive oil
Step 8
Eat with Tzatziki and squeeze lime on top.
Tzatziki
Lime wedges
Step 9
YASSS!
