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- 1 h, 20 min
- 31 March 2022
It's a traditional Moroccan dish, a kind of pastry stuffed with onions and chickens and a mixture of cheerleaders and Provence herbs that gives a special delicious taste to this dish.It's a traditional Moroccan dish, a kind of pastry stuffed with onions and chickens a...
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Chicken Pastilla
Ingredients
Chicken Pastilla
10 pastry sheets
5 chicken cutlets
3 tbsp oil
1 onions
1 small bunch Parsley
1 small bunch coriander
0.5 tsp salt
0.3 tsp powdered ginger
1 tsp ground cumin
0.5 herbs de Provence
1 pinch saffron
1 dl water
4 eggs
1 tsp powdered cinnamon
120 gr melted butter
70 gr roasted blanched almonds
For decoration
icing sugar
cinnamon
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Step 1
To make the filling Cut the chicken cutlets into thin strips.
Step 2
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and saute for 3-4 minutes, or until soft. Stir in the chicken, coriander and parsley.
4 min
Step 3
Add the salt, pepper, cumin, ginger, herbs de Provence, saffron and 1dl of water.
Step 4
Cook for 20 minutes until the water evaporates. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat the eggs together with the cinnamon.
20 min
Step 5
Once the chicken is done, pour the beaten eggs over. Cook, stirring frequently until the eggs are cooked, around 8-10 minutes. Sprinkle with the crushed roasted almonds and allow the stuffing to cool for a bit.
10 min
Step 6
To assemble the pie: Preheat the oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas 4.
Step 7
To assemble the pie, you need a large ovenproof dish about 28cm in diameter. Brush it with melted butter.
Step 8
Lay the first folded filo pastry onto the baking pan, and gently push into the base. Brush with melted butter.
2 min
Step 9
Repeat with another sheet of filo, this time placing it at a right angle to the first; Brush with melted butter. Repeat with a further 7 sheets of filo pastry.
5 min
Step 10
Spread the meat filling over the pastry. Fold over the overhanging pieces of filo in reverse order, brushing each one with melted butter.
5 min
Step 11
Take the remaining 2 pieces of filo and cut them into a square that's a bit bigger than the dish. Cover the pie, tucking under the corners, then brush with melted butter.
4 min
Step 12
To cook and decorate the pie: Bake the pie in the oven for about 30 minutes until the pastry is a crisp, golden brown.
30 min
Step 13
After cooking, allow it to cool down until just warm, then decorate with icing sugar, cinnamon and roasted almonds.
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