🇹🇳 Tunisia recipe
Brik
Brik is the quintessential Tunisian street food and appetizer, a masterclass in textural contrast. A paper-thin sheet of malsouka pastry (similar to phyllo but more supple) envelops a filling of canned tuna, capers, parsley, and a whole raw egg that cooks just enough during frying to remain gloriously runny inside its shattering golden shell. Eating brik is a delicious challenge: tradition demands you eat it by hand without spilling a single drop of yolk.
Prep15 mins
Cook15 mins
Serves4
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 4 sheets malsouka pastry (or substitute spring roll wrappers)
- 4 small eggs
- 200g canned tuna in olive oil, drained and flaked
- 1 small onion, very finely diced
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained and roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
- Lemon wedges for serving
- Salt to taste
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 280
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 14 g
