Tajine Malsouka

Name: Tajine Malsouka
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Tunisia
Ingredients: 8 malsouka or filo pastry sheets; 400g chicken, cooked and shredded; 6 eggs, beaten; 200g cheese, grated; 1 onion, fried; 2 tbsp harissa; butter to brush

Tunisia

The Tunisian tajine is a baked egg and pastry dish. The confusion with the Moroccan clay pot stew is consistent.

Tunisian layered pastry — thin dough sheets layered with chicken, egg and cheese, baked until golden. A Tunisian tajine is completely different from a Moroccan one — it is a baked dish, not a stew.

Authentic Tunisia Tajine Malsouka recipe

Prep

30 mins

Cook

35 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

580 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

8malsouka or filo pastry sheets

400gchicken, cooked and shredded

6eggs, beaten

200gcheese, grated

1onion, fried

2 tbspharissa

butterto brush

Method

Mix chicken, fried onion, harissa and half the cheese.

Layer 4 pastry sheets in a buttered baking dish, brushing each with butter. Add filling.

Mix remaining eggs with cheese. Pour over. Top with remaining pastry sheets.

Bake at 190°C for 30-35 minutes until golden.

Chef's Tip

Press the top pastry down firmly — it should adhere to the egg mixture.

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