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Fricassée Tunisienne

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What Tunisians eat for breakfast on the way to work. The combination of harissa and tuna is quintessentially Tunisian.

Tunisian fried sandwich — a small fried bread roll filled with tuna, harissa, capers, olives, egg and potato. Tunisia's favourite street breakfast.

Authentic Tunisia Fricassée Tunisienne recipe
Prep
15 mins
Cook
15 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
465 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

4small bread rolls
200gcanned tuna, drained
2 tbspharissa
2 tbspcapers
12black olives
2hard-boiled eggs, sliced
2boiled potatoes, sliced
olive oilto drizzle

Method

1

Fry rolls briefly in oil until golden outside.

2

Split open. Fill with tuna, potato and egg.

3

Add harissa, capers and olives.

4

Drizzle with olive oil.

Chef's Tip

The fried bread shell gives the sandwich its characteristic slight crunch.

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