Pies & oven dishes / RICETTI
Maltese pumpkin and rice pie
Pumpkin, rice, tuna and olives baked in shortcrust.
◷ 105 min / 6 servings
Method
- Soften chopped onion in oil. Add pumpkin and water and simmer 20 minutes until tender.
- Boil rice separately for 10 minutes and drain. Mix with pumpkin, tuna, olives and capers. Season and cool.
- Line a 24 cm dish with two-thirds of pastry. Fill, cover with the rest, seal and cut a steam hole.
- Brush with egg and bake 45 minutes at 190°C, or 170°C fan, until golden.
✳ From the kitchen
This is a savoury household version containing tuna.
Tradition reference
Maltese traditional dishes · historical recipe collection ↗Reference for the dish tradition. This recipe is an original home-kitchen adaptation; family versions vary. Not professionally kitchen-tested.