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Shrimp Phyllo Purses




Source of Recipe


January 2002 Bon Apetite






Recipe Introduction


Serve with Tomato Chermoula Sauce





List of Ingredients



• 2 Tbsp olive oil
  
• 2 cups chopped green onions
  
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
  
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
  
• 12 oz uncooked medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, and coarsly chopped
  
• 1 oz bean thread noodles*, soaked in hot water 20 minutes, drained, minced
  
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
  
• 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  
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• 9 - 17x13-inch sheets frozen phyllo pastry, thawed
  
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
  
• 6 tsp plain dried breadcrumbs
  
• 6 fresh chives
  
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• Tomato Chermoula Sauce (see recipe under sauce section)
  






Instructions



1. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add green onions, garlic, cumin, paprika and saute until onions begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add shrimp and saute until cooked through, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in minced bean threads, cilantro, parsely, and lemon juice. Season filling with salt and pepper. Set aside.
   
2. Lightly butter large baking sheet. Stack phyllo sheets on work surface. Cut sheets in half crosswise to form eighteen 13x8 1/2-inch rectangles. Stack all rectangles. Using 8-inch diameter plate as guide, trace a circle atop phyllo stack. Cut all phyllo sheets, forming eighteen 8-inch rounds. Cover rounds with damp paper towel to prevent drying. Place one phyllo round on work surface; brush with melted butter. Top with second phyllo round; brush with melted butter; Top with third phyllo round; brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with 1 tsp breadcrumbs. Place 1/6 of filling in center of phyllo. Enclose filling by gathering phyllo and carefully twisting top to form purse. Transfer phyllo purse to prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining phyllo rounds, melted butter, breadcrumbs, and filling, forming 6 phyllo purses total. Brush phyllo purses with butter.
   
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake phyllo purses until golden and heated through, about 12 minutes. Carefully tie 1 chive around twisted section of each phyllo purse, forming knot. Transfer 1 phyllo purse to each of 6 plates. Spoon some Tomato Chermoula Sauce around each phyllo purse and serve.
   






Final Comments


* Bean thread noodles (clear dried noodles, also known as cellophane or transparent noodles) are sold at Asian markets and in the Asian food section of some supermarkets.


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