🌟 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:
- 🧅 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.
- 🧈 Prepare the Brick Pastry: Melt the butter and brush one sheet of brick pastry on both sides with the melted butter.
- 🥮 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.
- 🔥 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.
- 🍽️ 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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