Unusual Fish Pie with Pineapple

Directions

1. 1

   Step 1

   

   Take the butter out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking. It should warm up and become soft. Sift the flour. Wash and peel the carrot. Peel the onion. Prepare a pan, baking sheet, and parchment.

2. 2

   Step 2

   

   Mix the flour with salt and baking powder. Add the soft butter and rub into a uniform flour crumb.

3. 3

   Step 3

   

   Add the sour cream to the flour crumb and knead a uniform soft dough. Roll it into a ball, wrap in plastic, and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

4. 4

   Step 4

   

   Finely chop the onion and coarsely grate the carrot. Fry the onion in a pan with vegetable oil until soft. This will take 3–4 minutes.

5. 5

   Step 5

   

   Add the carrot to the onion. Fry everything together for another 3–4 minutes, until the carrot is soft and golden. Remove from heat and let the vegetables cool.

6. 6

   Step 6

   

   Add 1 tbsp of soy sauce to the fried vegetables and mix.

7. 7

   Step 7

   

   Cut the red fish fillet into small cubes.

8. 8

   Step 8

   

   Roll out the chilled dough into an oval sheet and transfer to parchment.

9. 9

   Step 9

   

   Visually divide the dough into three equal parts. Leave the center whole. Cut the right and left parts into strips about 2 cm wide, leaving an untouched gap on one of the short sides of the dough. This is where the tail will be formed.

10. 10

    Step 10

    

    Spread half of the vegetable filling over the central part.

11. 11

    Step 11

    

    Place the fish on top. Drizzle with the remaining soy sauce.

12. 12

    Step 12

    

    Cover the cut fish with the remaining fried vegetables. Join the two outer strips of dough from the short side of the sheet to form a circle.

13. 13

    Step 13

    

    Separate the egg into white and yolk. Brush the filling and the cut edges of the dough on the filling side with the white.

14. 14

    Step 14

    

    Covering the filling, join the dough strips together in a braid pattern. Leave a small gap between them for pineapple pieces. Cut the tail into strips. Brush the dough surface with the yolk.

15. 15

    Step 15

    

    Divide the pineapple rings into 5–6 parts. Cut each part in half to make the pieces thinner. Insert the pieces into the gaps between the dough strips, several per row, imitating scales. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Transfer the parchment with the workpiece to a baking sheet. Bake for 40–45 minutes.

    TipUse foil if the tail and head start to burn.

16. 16

    Step 16

    

    Place an olive piece on the fish's 'head' to make an eye. You can fix it with a drop of honey.