Moroccan B'stella
photo by Chef Morgandana
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Yields:
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1 meat pie
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 2 ounces extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 4 -6 chicken breasts, small chopped pieces (the Moroccans use squab)
- 1⁄4 cup parsley (finely chopped)
- 1⁄8 cup cilantro (finely chopped)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pinch saffron (optional spice)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 pinch clove
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups water
- 6 eggs, beaten with a pinch of salt
- 1 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough
- 1⁄4 lb butter, melted
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup almonds (roasted and crushed )
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Topping
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
directions
- Heat olive oil in pan, then add onions, chicken pieces, parsley, cilantro, black pepper, saffron, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and salt.
- Stir well and add the 2 cups of water.
- Cover with a lid and cook for 20 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from pan and set aside.
- Allow the sauce to cool slightly then add the beaten eggs to the sauce in the pan.
- Cook the eggs with the sauce stirring continually so eggs won't stick.
- When eggs are cooked, remove the pan from the heat and drain the eggs well in a colander.
- Set he eggs aside to cool.
- Open the phyllo and cover with a damp towel so it will not dry out.
- Take an 8-10 inch round baking pan/dish and cover generously with butter.
- Very gently, spread 5 sheets of phyllo dough alternately criss-cross over the pan, leaving some phyllo dough draped around the edges of the pan.
- Add another sheet of phyllo crunched in the middle of the pan.
- Mix together the 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon & 1/2 teaspoon sugar in a small bowl.
- Pour some of the cinnamon sugar all around the phyllo.
- Then, add 1/2 of the roasted crushed almonds.
- Cover with 3 more layers of phyllo and pour on 1/2 of the eggs with half of the chicken.
- Cover again with 3 layers of phyllo and sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar and almonds.
- Cover with 3 layers of phyllo and pour on the rest of the eggs and the chicken.
- Cover with 2 layers of crunched phyllo and close the draping edges very gently like a rose, without pushing, it needs to be very fluffy.
- Pour the melted butter over the phyllo and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 10 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.
- Turn the pan upside down onto a large platter. Mix together remaining cinnamon and sugar.
- Garnish with powdered sugar and make a design with the mixture of cinnamon and sugar if desired.
- Serve hot.
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Reviews
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OUTSTANDING!!!!! This delicious creation was worth the work, no question! I loved the colour from the saffron and the eggs were delicious! For step 4, I strained the chicken mixture and poured the sauce back into the pan. I used a springform pan but it came out easily anyway. I posted a photo of the top of it before I inverted it because it is really pretty. It is easier to cut when it's still quite warm. I didn't use cilantro (blech!), cloves or all of the topping. Made for ZWT6. Thanks CarrolJ! :)
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My DD said 10+ stars!! She just kept going on and on about "how you would find this in a really nice restarant, it has really good flavor then you get sweet, how she liked the eggs and it all mixes so well, etc.,etc.,etc......At first I found it strange, but I have to say,it DOES grow on you!! Thanks so much- made for ZWT6 and the Xtra Hot Dishes.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CarrolJ
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