Seafood Pastries

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Fire: A World of Flavour

By Christine Manfield

Published 2008

  • About

B’stilla (or pastilla) is a Moroccan festive pie, made in layers using the thin sheets of ouarka pastry. Traditionally pigeon or chicken is used, but I have been served a seafood b’stilla in both Fes and Marrakech over the years. I have sourced fresh sheets of tissue-thin brik pastry from a Melbourne supplier (Maison de Tunisie) which is very similar to ouarka pastry. Failing that, it is totally acceptable to use ready-made filo pastry sheets or make your own. These pastries can also be mad