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gozotoday | FRIDAY • 25 APRIL 2025
FOOD
Lampuki Pie
Ingredients
• Dough (200g flour, 200g
butter and 50grm water)
• 1 lampuka
• 1 onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 500ml tomato sauce
• Parsley and chives
• 2 potatoes
• 1tbsp butter
• 1 egg yolk
• Seasoning
1. Place flour into a large
bowl, add diced butter and
rub in with your fingertips
until the mixture resembles
fine breadcrumbs.
2. Stir in a pinch of salt, then
add 2-3tbsp water and mix
to a firm dough.
Method
Chef Robert Cassar prepares a Lampuki pie topped with mashed potatoes
For the dough
1. Clean the fish, cut it into slices
and roll in the seasoned flour.
2. Fry the fish in hot oil until
golden brown. Allow to cool
and remove bones.
3. Fry the chopped onions in
same oil used to fry the fish,
add tomatoes and simmer for
around 15 mins on low heat.
4. Add all the remaining
ingredients and cook on low
heat for another 30mins.
5. Add the fish to the mixture and
mix well.
6. Line a greased baking dish
with the pastry and fill in with
mixture, covering the top with
mashed potatoes.
3. Knead the dough briefly and
gently on a floured surface.
4. Wrap in cling film and chill
while preparing the filling.
For the filling
