🇲🇦 Morocco recipe
Pastilla (Bastilla)
A breathtaking masterpiece of Moroccan culinary artistry, pastilla layers shatteringly crisp warqa pastry with spiced shredded pigeon or chicken, lemony eggs cooked to a creamy scramble, and crunchy toasted almonds. The finished pie is dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon, creating a mesmerizing interplay of sweet, savory, and crunchy.
Prep1 hr 30 mins
Cook1 hr 30 mins
Serves8
Difficultyhard
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (about 1.5kg), cut into quarters
- 200g blanched almonds
- 8 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 1 large bunch fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 large bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus extra for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, crumbled
- 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 12 sheets warqa pastry (or phyllo dough as substitute)
- 100g butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar, plus extra for dusting
- 2 tablespoons orange blossom water
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Salt and white pepper to taste
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 430
- Protein
- 24 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 24 g
