Algerian Briks, Braewats, Samsas and Boureks

Algerian savory pastries range in sizes and shapes from triangles, little logs, longer thinner fingers, slender cigars, half moon briks, crescent shaped cocas to humongous moon shaped pastillas.

These are briks with a potato filling Brik b'il Batata. I also used the same filling to make little boureks, braewats or samsas.

Ingredients:

2 large potatoes
2 grosses pommes de terre

2 carrots
2 carrottes

2 onions
2 oignons

Juice of one lemon
Jus de citron

Coriander leaf
Coriandre

1 tablespoon of turmeric
1 cuillere a soupe de curcuma

1 egg for the filling
1 oeuf

10-12 eggs for briks
10-12 oeufs pour les briks

Salt
Sel

20-24 brik leaves
20-24 feuilles de dioul (warka)

Oil for frying
Huile pour friture

Method:

1) Chop the onion and carrots as shown. Saute with olive oil over medium heat for about 15-20 minutes, season with salt, add the coriander leaf and the lemon juice.

2) Wash and peel the potatoes and boil in water until tender.

3) Mash the potatoes with a fork, add the onion and carrot mixture, turmeric and taste for seasoning, adjust if neccessary. Add the egg and blend well.

4) Place 2 sheets of dioul in a bowl and add a about 2-3 tablespoons of the potato, onion and carrot mixture. Crack a whole egg into the center.

5) Fold the brik in half and slip into a pan with hot oil. I did not seal it at all with water or an egg mixtures. I simply placed the brik in the oil and pressed the edges down gently with a fork.

Another option is to make boureks, samsas or braewats. My daughter made these. It's a fun family activity. They are not uniform in size but this does not affect the taste at all!

There are more directions for brik

here and directions for rolling finger shapes here. These are sometimes served with harisa. Charmoula can be good, but I do not think of it as a tradional accompaniment.

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Comments

[obachan]

It must be a real fun thing to do with kids. Your daughter did a good job!

[Cream]

I am reading this recipe at 5.26pm when the f'tour (Breaking of Fast) is at 6.36pm.
Can you imagine the torture?

[Paz]

What a good job your daughter did. Everything looks good enough to eat through the screen! If only that were possible. ;-)

Paz

[Michèle]

Toujours à la recherche de références, je suis tombée avec grand plaisir sur ce blog : je reviendrai !

[Mimosa]

very good recipes!