Torta Tal-Lampuki

Dorado (Fish) Pie

Ingredients

2 lb dorado fish (lampuki)
1 sliced onion
2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 medium-sized cauliflower
1 lb 12 oz spinach
8 olives (optional)
1 lb flour
8 oz shortening
Salt
1/4 pint water

Method

Cut each fish into 4 portions. Dip the portions in flour and fry in shallow fat until cooked through. Do not overcook. Remove bones. Set aside while preparing the other ingredients.

Fry the sliced onion in 2 tbsp oil until soft. Add the tomatoes. Add the spinach and the cauliflower together with 1/2 pint of water. Cover closely and cook until vegetables are soft. Add olives (optional).

Line a 12" x 8" pie dish with a layer of pastry. Put half of the vegetable mixture on this. Place the fish portions on top. Cover with the remaining vegetables and with a pastry lid.

Bake on the middle shelf of a pre-heated oven, till top is golden for about 30mins or till cooked

Serve hot with veg. or cold as a snack