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Recipe by Brynie Greisman

Pastrami Cigars

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Meat Meat
Easy Easy
10 Servings
Allergens
1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Diets

No Diets specified

A delicious appetizer that yields a lot of servings, freezes well, and has a choice of two different sauces to choose from – one with strong sweet-and-sour tones and one with a milder, fruit-flavored sauce. You can use one kind of deli or two, as I did. When I served this on Purim, it was popular with all ages. My family and guests asked for doubles instead of the main course!

Ingredients

Main ingredients

  • 18 ounces (450–500 grams) turkey pastrami (use any variety you like)

  • 2 pounds (1 kilogram) ground veal or turkey

  • 8 ounces (227 grams) Gefen Tomato Sauce

  • 1 teaspoon salt

Sauce #1

  • 3 tablespoons oil

  • 2/3 cup brown sugar

  • 2 tablespoons mustard

  • 1/2 cup orange juice

Sauce #2

Directions

Prepare the Cigars

1.

In a medium-sized bowl, combine all main ingredients except deli. Mix well.

2.

Place a slice of deli (I used both square and round, but rolled up they look the same) on a flat surface. Put two tablespoons of the meat mixture in the center of the deli slice, forming it into a log. Bring both ends of the deli together until they meet. Carefully, turn seam-side down and place in a large pan lined with Gefen Parchment Paper. Continue until all the filling is used up, lining up the cigars closely together.

3.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) while preparing the sauce.

4.

Combine all sauce ingredients (for either sauce #1 or sauce #2) in a small saucepan. Heat for a few minutes over a low flame, whisking together.

5.

Pour over pastrami cigars. Cover and bake for approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. Serve over rice or sweet potato puree.

Tips:

If you prefer a slightly crispy top, uncover during the last 10 minutes of baking.

Notes:

If you want to use both sauces, divide cigars in half and place each half in a 9×13-inch baking pan lined with baking paper. Use one sauce per pan. If you decide to use just sauce #1, place the cigars in a single layer in a larger pan and proceed as above. If you use just sauce #2, double the recipe and proceed as above. I personally like to use both sauces and have a variety.

Prepare the Cigars

Yields approximately 30 cigars.

Credits

Photography: Daniel Lailah. Food Styling: Noa Kanarek.

Pastrami Cigars

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Rivke Gross
Rivke Gross
6 months ago

Can I cook this on stove

ashira
ashira
6 years ago

pastrami cigars Can I use ground beef instead of the ground veal or turkey?

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Cnooymow{shman
Cnooymow{shman
Reply to  ashira
6 years ago

For sure Ashira, although you might have to increase cooking time since veal cooks faster.

Lea Goldberg
Lea Goldberg
6 years ago

+Freezing ahead Can I do it now and freeze it for yt?

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Cnooymow{shman
Cnooymow{shman
Reply to  Lea Goldberg
6 years ago

I would freeze them raw and then fry fresh.

Rivky Halpert
Rivky Halpert
1 year ago

this recipe is a true 5 star!!!!!! My kids were begging for more!! they all had licked out plates!!!

Rivky Ros
Rivky Ros
5 years ago

Family favorite! this is a favorite appetizer on yom tov in my home.
i freeze it raw – and then bake right before yomtov.
I use dark ground chicken instead of veal or turkey. I also do 1 and a half times the sauce #1.

Chaia Frishman
Chaia Frishman
Reply to  Rivky Ros
5 years ago

Yum!