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Brik
A thin sheet of pastry with an egg inside, fried so the yolk stays liquid.
Ingredients
ServingsOriginal: Serves 4
- Malsouka or filo sheets4
- Eggs4
- Tinned tuna200 g
- Potato, boiled and mashed2
- Onion1
- Capers2 tbsp
- Parsley30 g
- Harissa1 tsp
- Oil for frying500 ml
- Lemon1
- Salt and pepperto taste
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 6 steps
Mix the mashed potato with the tuna, chopped onion, capers, parsley, harissa, salt and pepper.
Heat the oil to 180 °C. Test with a scrap of pastry: it should surface at once and sizzle.
Lay a sheet on a plate, put two spoons of filling on one half and make a hollow in it.
Break an egg into the hollow, season it and fold the sheet over immediately, pressing the edges.
Slide the brik into the oil and fry forty seconds a side, steadying it with a slotted spoon.
Drain on paper and serve immediately with a wedge of lemon.
