Mini Chicken Cigars With Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce

• Chicken Cigars
• ground chicken↗1 1⁄2 lbs
• ground cumin↗2 teaspoons
• paprika↗2 teaspoons
• poultry seasoning2 teaspoons
• chili powder↗2 teaspoons
• grill seasoning (recommended Montreal Seasoning by McCormick)2 teaspoons
• chopped fresh parsley leaves (a handful)2 tablespoons
• sheets phyllo dough↗8
• butter, melted↗1⁄2 cup
• Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce
• sweet plum sauce or 2 tablespoons Chinese duck sauce2 tablespoons
• rice vinegar↗2 tablespoons
• light oil (such as peanut, canola, or vegetable oil)1⁄4 cup
• kosher salt↗
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste↗
• cup finely diced mango (optional)1⁄2
• scallion, green tops only, thinly sliced on the bias↗1

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   For the chicken cigars: Preheat oven to 425°F.

2. 2

   Place chicken in a bowl and mix with spices and parsley. (I actually used my food processor to shred/chop chicken and mix in the spices and it worked nicely--use it to chop the parsley first and then add other ingredients).

3. 3

   Place a piece of phyllo on a nonstick cookie sheet and brush with some of the melted butter. Repeat 3 more times, placing each of phyllo over the last buttered sheet to make 4 layers. Cut layered phyllo into 16 rectangles (4 x 4).

4. 4

   On one end of each of the rectangles, place a heaping tablespoon of chicken filling. Roll up tightly to make mini "cigars". Cut each of these in half and place on a cookie sheet. (They should overlap slightly on the bottom--they will stay together nicely if you press them gently after you place them on the cookie sheet). Butter the tops of each.

5. 5

   Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden brown.

6. 6

   Repeat with second half of phyllo sheets and chicken mixture.

7. 7

   Make the sweet and sour dipping sauce by whisking together plum or duck sauce and vinegar in a bowl. Stream in oil and continue whisking to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Fold in mango and sliced scallions.

8. 8

   Serve either hot or at room temperature with dipping sauce.