Phyllo Turnovers with Shrimp and Ricotta Filling
From chef_irish 16 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 15
"I Have Been Working with Various Stuffing for Phyllo. This One I've Used and Seen Alot...It's Always A Hit at Parties!!!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 1 tablespoon canola oil shopping list
- 1/3 cup chopped celery stalk shopping list
- 1/3 cup chopped green pepper shopping list
- 2/3 cup chopped green onions shopping list
- 2 dashes hot sauce, such as Tabasco shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 pound large shrimp - peeled, deveined and chopped shopping list
- (approx. 1cm x 1cm) or Bigger if You Like shopping list
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese shopping list
- 1/3 cup milk shopping list
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen phyllo dough, thawed shopping list
- 1/2 cup butter shopping list
How to make it
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and add the canola oil.
- Stir in the celery and peppers; cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the green onions, hot sauce, and salt; cook and stir until onions are wilted, about 3 minutes.
- Stir the flour, shrimp, ricotta cheese, and milk into the pepper mixture; cook and stir until the shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and cool.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Melt 1/2 cup butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Remove from heat and keep warm.
- Stack two sheets of phyllo on top of each other, and cut into 3 strips about 3 inches by 12 inches.
- Brush the top of each strip with melted butter, and place a teaspoon of the shrimp mixture at one end.
- Fold phyllo dough over the filling, working back and forth from side to side to make a triangle.
- Seal the end closed with a little water or butter. Place triangle on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets and filling.
- Bake in preheated oven until tops are golden brown and flaky,
- 10 to 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
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I like playin' with Phyllo Dough my self....Sounds Gr8t!
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