Ingredients
Ingredients of the Filling:
1/2 pound of squid
1/2 pound of white fish.
1/2 pound of peeled shrimp
1/2 cup of finely chopped cilantro
1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice
4 oz of chinese vermicelli
1/2 teaspoon of crushed garlic
A large pinch of saffron
1 teaspoon of paprika
1/4 teaspoon of cumin
Red chili pepper (to taste)
1 teaspoon of salt (to taste)
1/4 teaspoon of pepper (to taste)
Ingredients for the wrap:
Spring roll pastry
2 egg yolks
4 tablespoons of butter
How to make Moroccan Fish Bastila (Pastilla)
Steps to prepare the filling:
1- Cut the squid and white fish into small pieces.
2- Boil the squid pieces in water for 15 minutes before adding the white fish and shrimp to boil for another 10 minutes.
3- Remove the squid, fish, and shrimp from the water and reserve.
4- Put the chinese vermicelli to boil in the same water where the fish was boiled. Remove the vermicelli from the water after 5 minutes, drain it from excess water, and reserve.
5- On medium heat, melt the butter in a cooking pan. Add the fish, spices, parsley, and lemon juice. Mix all the ingredients and let them cook for the next 15 minutes while constantly stirring.
6- Add the chinese vermicelli to the fish mixture and mix well. Cut the vermicelli into smaller pieces with your spoon.
Steps to wrap the Bastila:
1- Place the spring roll pastries around you baking dish with 1/3 of the pastries hanging from the edges of the dish (see video). Place 1 or 2 spring roll pastries in the center of the baking dish.
2- Brush the pastries with melted butter and brush the edges with egg yolk.
3- Place the filling in the center of the baking dish and bring the pastry edges to the center.
4- Cover the top of the Bastila with 2 spring roll pastries and tuck in their edges. Brush with melted butter and egg yolk.
5- Bake the Bastila for 20 minutes at 400 degrees.
Serving:
Broil the Bastila for 1 minute before serving and decorate with shrimp, parsley leaves, and lemon slices. Enjoy!
1- Cut the squid and white fish into small pieces.
2- Boil the squid pieces in water for 15 minutes before adding the white fish and shrimp to boil for another 10 minutes.
3- Remove the squid, fish, and shrimp from the water and reserve.
4- Put the chinese vermicelli to boil in the same water where the fish was boiled. Remove the vermicelli from the water after 5 minutes, drain it from excess water, and reserve.
5- On medium heat, melt the butter in a cooking pan. Add the fish, spices, parsley, and lemon juice. Mix all the ingredients and let them cook for the next 15 minutes while constantly stirring.
6- Add the chinese vermicelli to the fish mixture and mix well. Cut the vermicelli into smaller pieces with your spoon.
Steps to wrap the Bastila:
1- Place the spring roll pastries around you baking dish with 1/3 of the pastries hanging from the edges of the dish (see video). Place 1 or 2 spring roll pastries in the center of the baking dish.
2- Brush the pastries with melted butter and brush the edges with egg yolk.
3- Place the filling in the center of the baking dish and bring the pastry edges to the center.
4- Cover the top of the Bastila with 2 spring roll pastries and tuck in their edges. Brush with melted butter and egg yolk.
5- Bake the Bastila for 20 minutes at 400 degrees.
Serving:
Broil the Bastila for 1 minute before serving and decorate with shrimp, parsley leaves, and lemon slices. Enjoy!
1 comment:
Very tempting, these pastilla recipes.
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