Sumac Chicken Phyllo Rolls (Musakhan Rolls).

Name: Sumac Chicken Phyllo Rolls (Musakhan Rolls).
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 boiled or rotisserie chicken deboned & shredded.; 4 cups sweet onion chopped; 1/2 cup olive oil; 6 tbsp sumac; 1 tbsp All spice; 1 1/2 tbsp Salt; 1/2 cup roasted pine nuts; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 1/4 cup water; 1 pack Phyllo pastry sheets; 1 egg, beaten for dough brushing (optional).

12 steps

Prep:30minCook:15min

A Simple Traditional Palestinian dish that has reached worldwide fame, and known as "Musakhan". The magic behind this dish is the sweetness of the slowly caramelized onions, coupled with the tanginess of the sumac.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:03:06 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories667.1 kcal (33%)

Total Fat43 g (61%)

Carbs39.6 g (15%)

Sugars4.1 g (5%)

Protein29.1 g (58%)

Sodium1748.6 mg (87%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1chicken

boiled or rotisserie, deboned & shredded

4 cupssweet onion

chopped

½ cupolive oil

6 Tbspsumac

1 Tbspall spice

1 ½ Tbspsalt

½ cuproasted pine nuts

1 Tbspcornstarch

¼ cupwater

1 packPhyllo pastry sheets

1egg

beaten for dough brushing, optional

Instructions

Step 1

Debone the boiled chicken or the rotisserie chicken.

Step 2

Discard the skin and bones, shred the remaining chicken into small pieces.

Step 3

On low to medium heat slowly sauté the onions in half the oil

Saute Pan

Step 4

Add 3 tbsp of sumac, 1 tbsp all spice and 1 tbsp salt, stir to evenly distribute the oil, all spice and sumac.

Step 5

After several minutes add the chicken and continue to mix all the ingredients together over low to medium heat for about 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 6

Add remaining oil, roasted pine nuts, sumac, salt and continue to stir until all the oil, all spice, sumac and salt are absorbed (3 to 5 minutes).

Step 7

In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and water (this will help you seal the spring rolls).

Bowl

Whisk

Step 8

Take 2 phyllo pastry sheets on a flat surface, put 2 tbsp of the chicken filling, wrap it folding the sides to give the shape of spring rolls and sealing the edges with the flour paste.

Step 9

Once you are done making all the rolls, transfer on to a baking tray and brush them with some oil (or brush it with beaten egg, optional).