Mini fish bastilla

Preparation – 10 minutes + waiting time

Before you get your filo ready to use, you need to start with the filling. That's because the filling should be completely cooled off before adding it to the filo. First, peel the onion and garlic clove. Rinse the leek and cut into thin rings.

Cut the onion and garlic as fine as you can and cut the yellow bell pepper in small cubes. Cut all the fish into smaller pieces. Meanwhile, fill the small pan with water and salt and bring it to a boil.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet and add chopped leek, bell pepper, onion and garlic. Saute for about 2 minutes on medium-high heat. Add the fish and spices and cook for another few minutes, don't stir too much!

Otherwise, the fish will fall apart and the filling will get mushy. Squeeze in the juice of half a lemon. Cook the noodles in the boiling water according to the package, because any kind of noodles and pasta is different.

Drain the noodles and immediately rinse them with cold water to prevent them from sticking. Chop them in smaller pieces and mix them into the fish and veggies. Season the filling with some pepper and salt.

Roughly chop up the parsley and add to the mix. Place the filling in a strainer, because the filling shouldn't be too wet. Now it's time to wait until the filling has cooled off, so get your filo dough ready to use.

Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius or 350 degrees fahrenheit.  

Baking the mini fish bastilla's – 20 minutes

If you're using large filo sheets, you have to cut them into half so you have equal-sized rectangles. Melt the butter and use a silicone kitchen brush to coat a filo dough sheet.

Place another filo sheet on top and also coat that second sheet. Now place the double sheets into a small bowl, this way you can easily scoop in the filling. Divide the filling into 6 portions and add it to the first double filo in the small bowl.

Because of the melted butter, you can easily close the package by folding it to the middle. Place the package onto the baking sheet and brush the top with more melted butter.

Repeat until you have 6 beautiful bastilla, or more if you're creating smaller ones. Bake the mini fish bastilla for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy. Enjoy with extra lemon, sweet chilli or sriracha sauce.