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Chicken Pastilla

Name: Chicken Pastilla
Total time: 2h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 1 chicken; Warqa or filo sheets; Onion, parsley, cilantro; Saffron, ginger, cinnamon; 6 eggs; 1 cup toasted almonds; Sugar; Butter

Flaky warqa pastry layered with saffron chicken, almonds, eggs, cinnamon and sugar.

2h 6 servings Hard

Ingredients

• 1 chicken
• Warqa or filo sheets
• Onion, parsley, cilantro
• Saffron, ginger, cinnamon
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup toasted almonds
• Sugar
• Butter

Method

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Poach chicken with onion and spices; shred.

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1
Poach chicken with onion and spices; shred.
2
Reduce sauce; whisk in eggs to a curd.
3
Pulse almonds with sugar and cinnamon.
4
Layer pastry with chicken, egg, almond; bake until crisp.
5
Dust with icing sugar and cinnamon.