B'stilla (Pigeon Pie) - Middle Eastern Recipe

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B'stilla (Pigeon Pie)

🌍 Middle Eastern, Morocco Difficulty: ●●●○○



Ingredients

  • 1 chicken (poached, shredded) or pigeon
  • ½ cup almonds (toasted, chopped)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 onion
  • saffron
  • ginger
  • cinnamon
  • parsley
  • cilantro
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • phyllo pastry
  • butter
  • powdered sugar + cinnamon to dust

Method

  1. Cooking — Cook chicken with onion, spices, herbs. Shred. Scramble eggs into cooking liquid.
  2. Layering — Layer phyllo on buttered round pan. Add chicken, then egg, then almond layers.
  3. Folding — Fold phyllo over, top with more sheets. Bake 190°C (375°F) 30 min. Dust powdered sugar and cinnamon.