CHICKEN BASTILLA
A traditional Moroccan dish generally served as an appetizer or first course. Exotic, delicious blend of flavors. Source: Hilaire Walden, The Moroccan Collection
Provided by Tracy K
Categories Chicken
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Put the chicken in a saucepan with the onion, ginger, saffron, cilantro, 1 tsp of cinnamon, and the parsley, and season with salt and pepper.
- Add enough water to barely cover the chicken and simmer gently, covered, for 45 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate.
- Boil the cooking juices until they are reduced to a thick, dryish sauce.
- Set aside.
- When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove the skin and take the meat off the bones.
- Coarsely chop the meat.
- Beat the eggs and butter with half the reduced cooking juices and cook, stirring constantly, until the eggs are scrambled.
- Set aside.
- Toast the almonds in a dry, heavy frying pan, stirring frequently, until lightly browned.
- Add the remaining cinnamon and sugar.
- On a baking sheet, use the phyllo pastry (overlapping sheets) to make a square three layers thick and 18 inches across.
- Spread the remaining cooking juices in a 7-inch circle in the center of the pastry.
- Cover with the egg mixture, and top with chicken and almonds.
- Fold the sides of the pastry up and over the filling to completely enclose the filling.
- If necessary, patch any gaps with more pastry, always brushing with oil.
- Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes, or until the pastry is golden and crisp.
- To serve, lightly dust confectioner's sugar andground cinnamon over the top.
CHICKEN AND DATE PASTILLA
Provided by Robin Miller : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Coat a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and ginger and cook 3 minutes, or until soft. Add cumin, coriander, cinnamon, salt, and black pepper and cook 1 minute, until spices are fragrant. Add chicken, olives and dates and cook 1 minute to heat through. Remove from heat.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and broth. Add to chicken mixture.
- Arrange 1 sheet of phyllo in the bottom of pie plate, allowing dough to hang over the edges. Spray with cooking spray and then top with another sheet of phyllo dough. Top with 1/3 of chicken mixture. Fold overhanging dough over chicken filling. Continue layering, using all sheets, 2 at a time, ending with phyllo dough, fold top sheets over, to cover the filling so nothing is hanging over the sides. Spray the surface with cooking spray and top with almonds. Bake 15 minutes, until golden brown. Sift confectioners' sugar over top just before serving.
- Note: Keep phyllo sheets moist in between use so they do not dry out. Cover them with a damp towel or cloth.
MOROCCAN CHICKEN BASTILLA
Steps:
- Cut the chicken into pieces, discarding the skin. Add the butter and oil to a large Dutch oven or other heavy duty pot and heat on medium until the butter melts. Add the onion, and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the spices and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the chicken pieces and stir to coat. Cover, and cook over medium to medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, for about 1 hour, or until the chicken is very tender and falls off the bone. Do not add water, and be careful not to burn the chicken or the sauce as this will ruin the dish.
- Transfer the cooked chicken to a plate, and reduce the sauce in the pot until most of the liquids have evaporated and the onions form a mass in the oil. Stir occasionally, and adjust the heat as necessary to prevent burning. Remove and discard the cinnamon sticks.
- While the sauce is reducing and the chicken is still warm, pick the meat off the bones, breaking it into bite-size pieces. Place in a bowl and stir in several spoonfuls of the onion mixture; cover the meat and set aside.
- Transfer the remaining reduced onions and oil to a large non-stick skillet. Add the cilantro, and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the beaten eggs, and cook as you would an omelet or scrambled eggs. Be patient, as it will take up to 10 minutes for the eggs to set. Some oil separating from the eggs is okay. Set the egg stuffing aside.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat until the oil shimmers. Test the oil by dropping in an almond. If tiny bubbles rapidly rise around the almond within a few seconds, the oil is ready. If the oil boils and splatters immediately, it's too hot.
- Fry the almonds in batches, stirring constantly, until light golden brown. As soon as the almonds are richly colored, transfer them to a tray lined with paper towels to drain and cool. Fried almonds will continue to darken a bit after frying, so be careful not to burn them while they're in the oil.
- When the almonds have cooled completely, pulse them in a food processor until finely ground. Put them in a mixing bowl, and with your hands work in the powdered sugar, orange flower water, and softened butter. Set aside.
- Generously oil a 14-inch or larger round pan. If you don't have a round pan, work on an oiled flat baking sheet or large plate, and shape a circular pie as best you can.
- Brush melted butter on each sheet of warqa or phyllo dough as you work. If using phyllo, take care to keep it covered with plastic since it dries out very quickly.
- Using your pan as a guide, overlap 3 or 4 single layers of warqa (shiny side down)-or double layers of phyllo dough-in a circular fashion, so that the inner halves of the pastry dough overlap in the center, and the excess dough drapes over the edges of the pan. Butter each layer of dough.
- Place one buttered 12-inch circle of warqa, or two 12-inch buttered circles of phyllo, in the center of the pan. This forms the bottom of the pie.
- Cover the 12-inch circle with the chicken filling, and distribute the egg stuffing over the chicken.
- Top the egg stuffing with another buttered 12-inch circle of warqa (shiny side up), or two 12-inch buttered circles of phyllo. Spread the almond topping over this layer of dough.
- Fold the excess dough up and over the almonds to enclose the pie. Flatten and smooth any bulky areas.
- Brush butter on the folded edges of dough, and top with 3 more overlapping layers of warqa (shiny side up) or phyllo, brushing butter on each layer. Fold down the edges of dough and carefully tuck them underneath the pie, molding and shaping the bastilla as you go.
- Use your hands to spread the egg yolk over the top and sides of the pie. Lightly oil the bastilla in the same manner.
- The bastilla is now ready for baking, or it can be covered in plastic and stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 day, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
- Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 F (180 C). Oil a flat baking sheet.
- Place the bastilla on oiled baking sheet in the middle of the oven, and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until deep golden brown. Note that a bastilla placed in the oven directly from the freezer will take up to 1 hour to bake.
- Generously coat the bastilla with sifted powdered sugar. Sift the cinnamon on top of the sugar, or use the cinnamon to decorate the top of the pie.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2703 kcal, Carbohydrate 99 g, Cholesterol 1068 mg, Fiber 12 g, Protein 203 g, SaturatedFat 46 g, Sodium 2610 mg, Sugar 21 g, Fat 165 g, ServingSize Serves 4, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
CHICKEN & ALMOND PASTILLAS
Morocco's very own version of the pasty - spiced meat and apricots are wrapped in crisp filo pastry and finished with cinnamon sugar
Provided by Cassie Best
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 1h50m
Yield Makes 6
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Heat 1 tbsp butter in a large casserole dish, add the onion, ginger and garlic, and cook for 5 mins until soft. Add the cinnamon, the cardamom seeds and the turmeric. Stir around the pan for 30 secs until aromatic, then add the chicken and flour. Stir to coat the chicken pieces, then add the chicken stock and season. Stir, cover with a lid and leave to simmer for 45 mins.
- Remove the lid from the pan and lift the chicken pieces onto a plate. Add the honey and almonds to the cooking liquid and turn up the heat. Bubble the liquid until thick and reduced by about half. Meanwhile, finely shred the chicken with 2 forks. Return the chicken to the sauce and stir in the orange zest, apricots, flaked almonds and parsley - the mixture should be quite thick. Leave to cool.
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Unwrap the pastry, keeping any you're not working with under a damp tea towel, so it doesn't dry out. Taking one piece at a time, brush all over with the melted butter, and around the edges with the beaten egg. Put roughly a sixth of the chicken filling in the top right-hand corner in a triangular shape. Fold the opposite side of the pastry over to cover the filling. Keep flipping the encased filing down the pastry, brushing between the layers with butter as you go, to give you a triangular parcel, like a large samosa. Repeat with the remaining pastry and filling until you have 6 pastillas. Put the pastillas on a baking tray and brush the tops with egg. Bake for 25 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden.
- For an authentic finish, mix together the remaining cinnamon and icing sugar, and dust the pastillas just before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 359 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 21 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 23 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium
CHICKEN BASTILLA (PIE)
Moroccan style chicken pie. The procedure is quite simple and well worth the effort. Ideal for entertaining, the unbaked pie can be made and refrigerated for up to two days. I found the recipe over ten years ago and have had many compliments when serving it. Read complete recipe before preparing.
Provided by Kendra Jeans Kitchen
Categories Savory Pies
Time 1h45m
Yield 1 pie, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- In large skillet or 5-quart dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts and cook until golden brown on all sides-about 5 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
- In same large skillet, add onions, garlic, ginger, and remaining 1 tablespoon oil; saute, stirring constantly, just until onions are translucent. Stir in cinnamon, cumin, ground coriander, red pepper, turmeric, and saffron. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, until onions are completely coated with spices-about 3 minutes.
- Increase heat to high. Add broth, fresh coriander, and parsley to skillet with onion mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring to combine. Return chicken to skillet, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until chicken is tender, approximately 30 minutes.
- Remove chicken from skillet to plate and set aside to cool. Continue to cook onion mixture, covered, until almost dry, about 15 minutes. Add eggs, salt, and pepper to onion mixture.Cook until soft curds form, about 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and set onion-egg mixture aside to cool.
- Topping:. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Spread almonds on ungreased baking sheet and place in oven for 7 minutes or until lightly toasted. In food processor with chopping blade (or by hand), process almonds with sugar and cinnamon until coarsely ground.
- When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove and discard skin and bones. Tear chicken into 2-inch-long strips.
- To assemble bastilla, place phyllo between 2 sheets of waxed paper, then cover with damp towel. (Phyllo dries out very quickly. Each time you remove a sheet, be sure to cover remaining sheets with damp towel.) Brush 12-inch pizza pan with some melted butter. Remove 1 sheet of Phyllo and place on pan, letting the edges hang over the rim. Brush phyllo sheet with butter. Working quickly, stack and butter 11 more sheets, arranging them in the pan in an overlapping, circular fashion (like a pinwheel).
- On center of phyllo, in even layers, arrange half the Topping, half of onion-egg mixture, all of chicken strips, the remaining onion-egg mixture, and the remaining Topping, Fold overhanging phyllo over top of bastilla and brush top with butter.
- Continue to butter and arrange 12 phyllo sheets in the same pinwheel fashion over top of bastilla (as before). Carefully tuck the overhanging ends underneath it. Brush top and side of bastills with butter. Cover loosely with foil.(At this point, can be refrigerated two hours or up to 2 days before baking).
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake bastilla 20 minutes or until golden. (If bastilla has been chilled, bake 5 to 10 minutes longer.) Place a baking sheet or another 12-inch pizza pan over the bastilla and invert so that the underside is now on top. Return to oven on the new pan (or slide back onto original pan) and bake 25 minutes longer or until crisp and golden.
- If desired, sprinkle confectioners' sugar and ground cinnamon on top of bastilla.
- Note: Ground saffron is available in specialty shops. If you can't find it, crumble the commonly found saffron threads before measuring.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 537, Fat 37.4, SaturatedFat 13.8, Cholesterol 200.3, Sodium 628.1, Carbohydrate 29.1, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 4.2, Protein 22.9
SPICED CHICKEN & APRICOT PASTILLA
Bake a flaky pastry pie with tender meat, spices and fruit for a deliciously sweet and savoury taste sensation. It makes a great centrepiece for lunch or dinner
Provided by Cassie Best
Categories Dinner, Lunch
Time 1h25m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large casserole dish and cook the onion and garlic for 8 mins until soft. Add the spices and stir for about 30 seconds until aromatic, then add the chicken. Pour in the chicken stock and season. Cover with a lid and leave to simmer for 45 mins, or until the chicken is tender.
- Lift the chicken pieces onto a plate. Add the honey and almonds to the cooking liquid and simmer until thick and reduced by half, then turn off the heat. Meanwhile, finely shred the chicken with two forks, discarding the skin and bones. Return the chicken to the sauce and stir in the lemon zest and juice, apricots and parsley, then leave to cool. Can be chilled for up to two days.
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 with a baking sheet on the middle shelf. Unwrap the pastry, keeping any you're not working with under a damp tea towel so it doesn't dry out. Brush a 22-23cm springform or loose-bottomed round tin with a little oil. Push two pastry sheets into the tin to line the base, brushing them with melted butter and leaving a little extra up the sides. Repeat this with two more sheets across the other diameter of the tin so all sides are lined. Patch up any holes or thin patches with another sheet of buttered pastry.
- Spoon in the chicken mixture and pat down evenly. Sit another two sheets of pastry on top, brushing the melted butter between the layers again, and scrunching the edges of the pastry around the sides. Brush the top with a little more butter and bake on the heated baking sheet for 30 mins until crisp and golden brown. It's best eaten warm, so leave to cool for about 30 mins. Dust with a pinch of icing sugar and cinnamon to serve, if you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 384 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 31 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 19 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium
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- Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the chicken and fry, skin side-down for 2 minutes, or until crispy and brown. Turn over and cook for 2 minutes more, then transfer to a plate.
- Return the chicken to the pan. pour over the stock and season to taste. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
- Remove the chicken again and set aside. When it is cool enough to handle, finely chop it. Meanwhile, reduce the cooking liquid by half.
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- Brush a sheet of filo with melted butter. Drape it over the dish, gently pushing it into the corners without tearing it. Repeat with another sheet of filo, placing it at right angles to the first.
- Spread the filling over the pastry. Fold over the overhanging filo, in reverse order – the filling should be just about covered by the filo. Cut the remaining 2 sheets of filo to fit the dish.
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