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Phyllo fish bobotie parcels

50mins
8Servings

MASTER THE ART OF PHYLLO FISH PARCELS, PREPARED WITH A LITTLE SOUTH AFRICAN
FLAIR. IF YOU’RE NOT A FISH FAN, USE VEGETABLES OR MEAT INSTEAD.

ingredients

PASTRY

  • 4 sheets (125 g) phyllo pastry
  • about 80 g butter or margarine, melted

FILLING

  • 30 ml (2 Tbsp) butter or margarine
  • 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
  • 30 ml (2 Tbsp) medium curry powder
  • 2 slices white or brown bread
  • 250 ml (1 cup) milk
  • about 280 g cooked white fish, such as hake or silvers
  • 125 ml (½ cup) Spur Salad & French Fry Dressing
  • 15 ml (1 Tbsp) smooth apricot jam
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) lemon zest
  • 30 ml (2 Tbsp) fresh lemon juice
  • 60 ml (40 g) seedless raisins or dried apricots, coarsely chopped
  • 2 ml (¼ tsp) Steakhouse Spice
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 extra-large eggs

Method

  1. Pastry: Place phyllo pastry on a large working surface. Unfold each sheet and cut into three pieces, then three again. Brush the pieces with melted butter, repeat and place three pieces in each hollow of a muffin pan. Set aside.
  2. Filling: Melt butter in a medium, heavy-based frying pan. Add onion and sauté for a few minutes until soft. Add curry powder and fry for 1 minute. Remove from heat and set aside. Soak bread in milk.
  3. Combine cooked fish, onion, soaked bread with milk, Spur Salad & French Fry Dressing, jam, lemon zest, lemon juice, raisins, Spur Steakhouse Spice and black pepper. Whisk eggs, add and mix well. Spoon fish mixture into phyllo pastry.
  4. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 20-25 minutes until set and golden brown. Serve warm.

 

VARIATIONS

  1. Substitute the hake or silvers with any other 280 g fresh fish, or even two cans of salmon (drained) or tuna (drained).
  2. If fresh or frozen fish is used, poach the fish in a little water and milk in a medium, heavy-based saucepan for about 10 minutes or until fish is cooked and tender. Drain and flake.