MOROCCAN CHICKEN PIE
This is a slightly simplified version of Moroccan pastilla (also known as bsteeya or b'stillah), the savory pastry served on festive occasions. Still, there are a lot of steps involved. For ease of preparation, make the chicken filling up to a day in advance of serving - the actual building of the pie takes relatively little time. Or assemble the entire pie and refrigerate, unbaked, up to a day ahead. In Morocco, thin pastry leaves called warqa make the pie's flaky layers, but elsewhere most cooks use readily available phyllo dough. Dusting the exterior with powdered sugar might sound odd, but this traditional combination of sweet and savory is truly beguiling.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, pies and tarts, poultry, main course
Time 2h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Make the chicken filling: Season the chicken thighs generously on both sides with salt and pepper; go heavy on the pepper. Set aside.
- Put olive oil in a wide, deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, season with salt, and cook, stirring, until softened and beginning to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic, turmeric, saffron, ginger, allspice and cinnamon, and stir to combine.
- Place seasoned chicken thighs on top of onion mixture, add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain a brisk simmer, cover with lid ajar and cook until chicken is tender, about 30 minutes.
- Remove thighs from pot and let cool. Continue to cook onion mixture until all broth has evaporated and only onion remains. Turn off heat and let onions cool.
- Remove and discard skin and bones from chicken thighs. Tear thigh meat into 1-inch strips and add to onion mixture. Add raisins and toss to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning. (Chicken can be prepared in advance until this point.)
- Put ricotta in a bowl and add mint, preserved lemon, lemon juice, lemon zest and a little salt. Stir to combine, and set aside. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Remove phyllo from package, unroll to make a flat stack and cover with a damp kitchen towel. Assemble the pie: Brush bottom and sides of a 12-inch paella pan or low, round earthenware casserole with warm melted butter. Lay 2 sheets of phyllo side by side in pan, overlapping in the middle by 1 inch, pressing down in the center so phyllo lines bottom of pan, leaving the excess hanging over the sides. Butter the sheets from the center all the way to the edges.
- Repeat the process with 2 more sheets of phyllo, set at a slight angle to the first layer. Paint this layer with butter all the way to the edges. Repeat, setting the pastry again at a slight angle to the previous layer, so the overhanging edges make a complete circle by the end of the process. Make 7 buttered layers of 2 sheets each.
- Fill the pie: Sprinkle the bottom of the pan with half the almonds and pistachios. Spread the chicken mixture evenly across the pan. Drop spoonsful of the ricotta mixture over the chicken mixture. Top the ricotta layer with remaining pistachios and almonds.
- Close the pie by folding all the overhanging phyllo sheets gently toward the center of the pan, pressing to enclose the filling. Brush more butter over the top and tuck in and smooth any stray phyllo.
- Bake the pie for 35 to 40 minutes, until nicely browned and crisp. To unmold, invert pie onto a cool baking sheet, exposing the flat top (formerly the bottom) of the pie. With spatulas, carefully transfer pie to a serving platter.
- Put confectioners' sugar in a mesh strainer, and shake to cover the pie generously, like a thin layer of fallen snow. Cut into wedges to serve, but for the best experience, forgo the fork, and eat the pie with your fingers.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 898, UnsaturatedFat 35 grams, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fat 68 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 33 grams, SaturatedFat 28 grams, Sodium 906 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams, TransFat 1 gram
MOORISH CHICKEN AND NUT PIE
From The New Spanish Table. According to the author, this is a specialty in many bakeshops in the Andalusian city of Granada and local food historians like to say that the recipe was made by the Moorish aristocracy of the Alhambra palace and then kept alive in a convent by nuns - though it is more likely that it is borrowed from the city's large North African community. If you use store-bought roast chicken and frozen puff pastry, the pie is quite simple to make. Like many dishes with a combination of spices, this would benefit from making the chicken mixture a day ahead and assembling the pie the next day. I have also made this with a combination of cooked chicken and canned chickpeas.
Provided by pattikay in L.A.
Categories Chicken
Time 1h15m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. add the onion and cook till it begins to soften, 3-5 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low and cook till the onion is very soft but barely browned, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding a little more olive oil and 1-2 t of chicken stock if the skillet looks dry.
- stir in the chicken and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the paprika, cumin, ginger, cinnamon and cayenne and stir for a few seconds.
- add the 1/2 cup chicken stock, the tomatoes and raisins and cover the skillet and cook for 12-15 minutes.
- the filling should be soft and moist; if it seems a little too wet, increase the heat to high for a few seconds so the liquid reduces.
- season the filling with salt to taste and let it cool completely.
- the filling can be prepared up to a day ahead and refrigerated, covered.
- place the oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375. lightly brush a 17x11 inch baking sheet with olive oil.
- lightly flour the work surface. using a floured rolling pin, roll out 1 sheet of puff pastry to a roughly 18x12 inch rectangle.
- transfer it to the oiled baking sheet. (I wasn't really precise in my rolling out of the pastry sheet - I know I didn't roll it out to 18 inches).
- roll out the remaining sheet of puff pastry to a rectangle that is slightly smaller than the first.
- spread the filling evenly over the pastry on the baking sheet, leaving about 1 inch bare along each of the 4 edges.
- sprinkle the pine nuts and almonds evenly on top.
- cover the filling with the second pastry rectangle. fold the edges of the bottom crust up over the top and crimp edges.
- place the egg yolk and milk in a small bowl and whisk to mix.
- brush the top of the pie with this egg wash.
- using a sharp knife, make slits all over the top crust to allow steam to escape.
- bake the pie on the center rack till golden brown and baked through, about 30 minutes.
- let the pie cool till slightly warm or room temperature.
- dust very lightly with confectioners' sugar, cut into squares.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 748.6, Fat 50, SaturatedFat 10.9, Cholesterol 88.2, Sodium 290.2, Carbohydrate 49.4, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 7.6, Protein 27
MOORISH CHICKEN (15TH CENTURY PORTUGAL)
Posted to the SCA_recipes LiveJournal community. This is a Portuguese reinvention of a Moorish dish; a real Muslim dish would not have bacon. "Cut up a fat hen and cook on a mild flame, with 2 spoons of fat, some bacon slices, lots of coriander, a pinch of parsley, some mint leaves, salt and a large onion. Cover and let it get golden brown, stirring once in a while. Then cover hen with water and let boil, and season with salt, vinegar, cloves, saffron, black pepper and ginger. When chicken is cooked, pour in 4 beaten yolks. Then take a deep dish, lined with slices of bread, and pour chicken on top."
Provided by DrGaellon
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 1h40m
Yield 5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Separate chicken into 10 pieces (thighs, legs, wings, cut breasts in half).
- Slice onion. Wash and coarsely chop parsley, mint, and coriander.
- Heat oil or melt fat over medium heat. When shimmering, fry bacon a couple of minutes. Add chicken, onion, herbs, and salt and fry, uncovered, about 10 minutes. Cover and cook covered another 20 minutes.
- Add water, vinegar, cloves, saffron, pepper, and ginger. Bring to a boil and cook 45 minutes.
- Toast bread, and arrange toast in individual serving bowls.
- Lightly beat egg yolks, then stir them into the broth and remove pot from heat. Pour into bowl with toasts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 761.8, Fat 53.2, SaturatedFat 15.1, Cholesterol 332.1, Sodium 791, Carbohydrate 19.3, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 2.7, Protein 48.3
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