Fricassee Homemade Tunisian Style

Head to Tunisia with this recipe of fricassee, which are nothing but fried buns and often garnished with a potato mixture cut into cubes, olives, tuna and boiled eggs. There is also a mixture of grilled peppers.

Prepare the dough

Start by activating the yeast in ½ cup warm water (not hot) with added sugar.

Let it foam about 15 minutes.

In a bowl mix the flour and salt.

Add the yeast and the rest of warm water little by little while kneading the dough.

When the dough begins to pick up add the oil. Knead a few minutes and form a ball.

form a ball with your dough

with cling film and a cloth. Allow to double in size.

Cover the dough with cloth

Degas the dough, form a long pudding on a floured work surface. Cut out dough pieces of 50-70 gr.

Form balls in oval shape, cover with cloth and allow to rise about 20 minutes.

Form Fricassee balls of dough in oval shape

Heat the frying oil, gently lift the fricassee and place in the oil. Use a spatula if necessary to slip carefully into the oil.

When the bottom has taken a nice color turn the breads and fry on the other side (it depends on the size of the loaves, it takes about 2-3 minutes on each side) it is imperative to keep the oil over medium heat so that the interior is cooked.

If you enjoy this Tunisian dish you can try Kafteji.

frying the fricassee step by step

Remove the fricassees from the frying and place it on a plate covered with Sop alin paper.

Prepare the Fricassee filling

Cut the boiled potatoes in boiling water and add salt.

Cut the green olives into slices.

Cut the boiled eggs into a slice.

Mix Harissa with mayonnaise.

Incise the fricasses, spread the harissa sauce.

Add the filling: potato, tuna, eggs and green olives.

Garnish with a black olive and enjoy.