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Pastilla de poulet aux saveurs orientales

Chicken Pastilla

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🌟 A delightful Moroccan-inspired dish, this sweet and savory chicken pastilla combines tender chicken, aromatic spices, and a crispy brick pastry. Perfect for special occasions or a unique dinner experience! 🥰✨

📝 Ingredients:

  • 🥮 Brick pastry sheets – 1 pack
  • 🧈 Butter – 80 g (about 6 tbsp), melted
  • 🍗 Chicken breast – 4, diced
  • 🧅 Onion – 1, finely chopped
  • 🧄 Shallots – 2, finely chopped
  • 🌰 Blanched almonds – 50 g (about 1.75 oz)
  • 🍯 Honey – 1 tablespoon
  • 🌿 Fresh coriander – 1/2 bunch, chopped
  • 🥄 Olive oil – 1 tablespoon
  • 🌶️ Ground cumin – 1 pinch
  • 🌼 Ground turmeric – 1 pinch
  • 🥧 Ground cinnamon – 1 pinch + extra for garnish
  • 🍬 Powdered sugar – 1 tablespoon
  • 🧂 Salt – To taste
  • ⚫ Black pepper – To taste

📋 Directions:

  1. 🧅 Prepare the Filling: Peel and finely chop the onion and shallots. Heat the olive oil in a skillet and sauté the onion and shallots until softened. Add the diced chicken, honey, almonds, chopped coriander, cumin, turmeric, and a pinch of cinnamon. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until the chicken mixture is golden and fragrant. Set aside.
  2. 🧈 Prepare the Brick Pastry: Melt the butter and brush one sheet of brick pastry on both sides with the melted butter.
  3. 🥮 Assemble the Pastilla: Place 1/4 of the chicken mixture in the center of the pastry sheet. Fold the edges toward the center to encase the filling. Cover with a second buttered pastry sheet, folding the edges underneath to seal the pastilla. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and a pinch of cinnamon.
  4. 🔥 Bake the Pastilla: Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Repeat the process for the remaining three pastillas and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden and crispy.
  5. 🍽️ Serve: Serve the pastillas warm as an appetizer or main dish. Enjoy this delicious blend of flavors and textures!

📊 Nutritional Information:

  • ⏰ Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • 🔥 Cooking Time: 15 minutes
  • ⏳ Total Time: 35 minutes
  • 🔥 Calories: 480 kcal per serving
  • 🍽️ Servings: 4

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