Seafood Pastilla

Ingredients:

• 250 g small pastilla sheets
• 300 g peeled shrimp
• 300 g squid, cut into squares
• 300 g white fish, cut into pieces
• 100 g rice vermicelli
• 80 g pitted green olives, chopped
• 1/4 preserved lemon, chopped
• 150 g chopped white mushrooms
• 100 g melted butter
• Juice of half a lemon
• 5 cl olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons harissa (spicy chili paste)
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro and parsley
• 1 egg

Method:

1. In a pan over high heat, sauté the shrimp and squid in 3 tablespoons of butter for 2 to 3 minutes, then set aside in a bowl.
2. Sauté the white fish in 2 tablespoons of butter for 2 to 3 minutes over high heat.
3. In another pan, heat the olive oil and sauté the onion, garlic, mushrooms, harissa, green olives, and spices for 5 minutes over medium heat. During cooking, add the preserved lemon, parsley, and cilantro.
4. Soak the rice vermicelli in hot water for 5 minutes, then drain and cut them.
5. In a large bowl, gently mix the white fish with the seafood, vermicelli, and mushroom-onion mixture. Add the lemon juice and adjust the seasoning.
6. Divide the filling into four equal portions. Grease a small round mold with butter, line it with a pastilla sheet, brush the sheet with butter, and cover with another sheet.
7. Place a portion of the filling on the pastilla sheet, fold the edges of the two sheets around the filling, and brush with butter and egg.
8. Place the pastilla on a buttered baking sheet (with the folded side down). Repeat the process until all the ingredients are used.
9. Bake in the oven until golden brown and crispy.

Enjoy your delicious seafood pastilla! 😍