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Fricassée

A jewel of Tunisian cuisine, a bite that delights A big thank you to Madame Sylvie T. L for her advice

Course: Other
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 75 minutes

Instructions

  • 1.   Dough preparation:
    Sift the flour and mix it with the yeast, 1/4 cup of oil, sugar, and an egg.
    Add a teaspoon of salt and mix again. Add warm water and mix to obtain a dough.
    Cover and set aside for 3/4 hour.
    Knead the dough again and shape it into small round bread rolls.
    On a tray, sprinkle some flour and place the bread rolls with 4 centimeters of space between them.
    Cover the tray and let the dough rise for another 1/2 hour.
    Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pot.
    Take each bread roll and shape it into a length of about 15 centimeters, then fry it in the oil for 2 minutes on each side, covered.
    Dry them on absorbent paper.
  • 2.   Sauce preparation:
    Blend tomatoes, pumpkin, garlic, then mix in a small pot with paprika, caraway powder, a pinch of salt, 1/4 cup of water, and cook for 20 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
    Cook two hard-boiled eggs, then slice them.
    Cook the potato, then slice it.
    Prepare a salad with a tomato and cucumber.
    Open the can of tuna and remove the oil.
  • 3.   Fricassée preparation:
    Cut the fried bread roll lengthwise without touching the ends.
    Spread a spoonful of sauce, add a spoonful of salad, then a slice of potato, spread some tuna, add a slice of egg, add harissa, lemon, two olives, a few capers, and finish with a drizzle of sauce on top.

Notes & Suggestions

  • This menu is worth preparing for at least four people, more or less!

Ingredients for servings

  • ½ kg of wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon of baking powder
  • 1 liter of oil
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 slice of pumpkin
  • 1 pinch of sweet paprika
  • 1 pinch of hot paprika
  • 1 pinch of ground caraway
  • 1 potato
  • 8 tablespoon of harissa
  • 1 cucumber
  • 16 pitted black olives
  • 1 canned tuna in oil (drained weight)
  • 25 g of salted caper
  • 50 g of marinated lemon
  • 1 garlic clove

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