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Egg brik

Egg brik

  • North African and Middle Eastern
  • Starter
  • Tunisian
  • With fish

A crisp brik pastry parcel with egg, tuna and capers.

Active time40 min

Cooking20 min

Total45 min

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Ingredients

  • 50 g onions
  • 6 eggs
  • 150 g tuna in water (drained weight)
  • 20 g capers (drained weight)
  • 6 brik pastry sheets
  • 60 ml sunflower oil

Preparation

  1. Peel and thinly slice the onion. Fry for 5 minutes in 10 ml of oil. Drain the tuna and capers, then mix with the onion.

    50 g onions
    150 g tuna in water (drained weight)
    20 g capers (drained weight)
    60 ml sunflower oil
    • knife
    • frying pan
    • colander
    • bowl
  2. Place a little filling on a sheet of brik pastry. Crack an egg into the centre and immediately fold into a triangle, taking care not to tear the pastry. Prepare each brik just before cooking it.

    6 eggs
    6 brik pastry sheets
    • chopping board
    • spoon
  3. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan. Cook the briks in several batches for about 2 minutes on each side, until the pastry is golden and the egg white is set. Drain on kitchen paper.

    • frying pan
    • spatula
    • kitchen paper

Allergens

  • Eggs
  • Fish
  • Gluten
Sources and credits

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Egg brik