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Pastilla de Poisson (Moroccan Fish Pastilla)

Name: Pastilla de Poisson (Moroccan Fish Pastilla)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: white fish fillets 600 g; potatoes, sliced 500 g; flaked almonds 100 g; onion, chopped 150 g; fresh cilantro 20 g; ground cinnamon 5 g; sugar 40 g; water 200 ml; phyllo pastry sheets 12 pieces; olive oil 60 ml; lemon juice 15 ml; fine salt 5 g

Fish and potato wrapped in thin pastry, glazed with cinnamon sugar.

75 minutes · 6 servings · Moderate

Pastilla de poisson is the coastal version, and it drops the sugar and cinnamon in favour of seasoning that suits the fish. The dough is wrapped around potatoes and fish together, and it is eaten as a main course with salad rather than as a sweet. The pastry has to be thin enough to see what is inside, which is the practical test of a good one.

Ingredients

white fish fillets600 g
potatoes, sliced500 g
flaked almonds100 g
onion, chopped150 g
fresh cilantro20 g
ground cinnamon5 g
sugar40 g
water200 ml
phyllo pastry sheets12 pieces
olive oil60 ml
lemon juice15 ml
fine salt5 g

Directions

1
Simmer potatoes in salted water 15 minutes; slice.
2
Poach fish 8 minutes; flake into large pieces.
3
Layer fish, potato, onion, cilantro and almonds in phyllo; fold into a parcel.
4
Brush with oil; bake at 190C for 25 minutes until golden.
pastilla is golden and crisp
5
Brush with cinnamon sugar glaze and return to the oven 3 minutes.

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