Atayef Seafood Specialty
Middle_Eastern Middle Eastern - Seafood Dishes

Atayef Seafood Specialty

Est. Time: 35-45 min  •  6 Preparation Steps

Chef's Menu Description

Sustainably sourced fresh fish fillet pan-seared with a crisp skin, served with garlic herb butter, seasonal vegetables, and lemon.

Ingredients

  • • 250g raw prawns, peeled and diced
  • • 1 cup plain flour
  • • 1/2 cup fine semolina
  • • 1 tsp instant yeast
  • • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • • 1 tsp sea salt
  • • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • • 3 tbsp pine nuts

Preparation Steps

1
Phase 1

Whisk the flour, semolina, yeast, baking powder, and salt with 1.5 cups warm water; rest 30 minutes until foamy.

2
Phase 2

Ladle small pancakes onto a lightly oiled griddle and cook one side only until the top dries, about 2 minutes.

3
Phase 3

Sauté the garlic and prawns in 1 tbsp of the olive oil for 2 minutes, then stir in the pine nuts.

4
Phase 4

Spoon the prawns filling onto each pancake, fold over, and pinch the edges closed.

5
Phase 5

Sear the folded atayef in the remaining olive oil for 1-2 minutes per side.

6
Phase 6

Serve warm with lemon wedges and garlic yogurt.