🇹🇳 Tunisia cuisine · #9

Fricassé

Fricassé
Time120 min
Serves12
Ingredients12

Small fried buns stuffed with tuna, potato, harissa, egg and olives — Tunisia's beloved little sandwich.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Knead flour, yeast, egg, sugar, salt and water into a soft dough; rise for an hour.
  2. Shape small finger rolls and leave 30 minutes more.
  3. Fry in medium-hot oil until puffed and golden.
  4. Split, spread with harissa and fill with tuna, potato, egg and olives.
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