Tunisia-How to prepare Fricassee (Fricassé) at home

For the dough
  • 500 gr of flour
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 sachet of baker’s yeast
  • 25 ml milk
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • Lukewarm water (the amount depends on the flour
For the filling
  • 2 potatoes
  • Tuna
  • 3 hard boiled eggs
  • Olives
  • Harissa
  • Chopped parsley

Preparation of the dough:

Mix the flour with the salt and the yeast
Add the egg and olive oil, as well as the water
Blend the mixture well by hand  until you get a soft dough (which does not stick to your hands)
Leave it for an hour and a half (1h30min)
Make small balls and let be for another 30 minutes
Heat the oil in a pan for 10 minutes
Fry the dough until it swells
Preparation of the fricassee:

Cut the potatoes into small pieces, cover them with cold water  for 25 to 30 minutes
As soon as the potatoes are cooked, add salt, pepper and a little oil
Chop the hard-boiled eggs
Open the fricassees like a sandwich, spread the Harissa, place the potato pieces, tuna, olives, parsley and chopped eggs.

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