Levantine
Chicken And Pine Nut Pastilla
Ingredients
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Vegetable oil |
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Onion chopped |
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Ginger grated |
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Clove powder |
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Cinnamon powder |
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Turmeric |
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Water/Chicken stock |
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Ground black pepper |
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Eggs |
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Nutmeg |
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Parsley chopped |
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Coriander chopped |
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Saffron threads |
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Pine nuts |
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Garlic |
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Lemon juice |
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Filo pastry |
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Icing sugar |
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Butter melt |
Preparation
- Sear the chicken breast and leg in vegetable oil.
- Remove the chicken. Sauté onion in the same pan.
- Stir in ginger, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon and stock/water.
- Season with salt and black pepper.
- Add chicken back in the pan.
- Cook the mixture them till they are cooked and tender.
- Remove them and keep aside to cool down.
- Remove the meat and shred roughly.
- Continue cooking the mixture until it is reduced and thickened.
- Add beaten eggs, butter, herbs, saffron and pinenuts.
- Cook over a gentle heat, stirring until the mixture is scrambled.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Spread the filo sheet, brush it with the melted butter.
- Use few sheets in layers.
- Cut in required shape.
- Spoon the scrambled mixture and top with some pigeon meat.
- Fold the filo pastry and brush it with melted butter.
- Bake in the oven until it is crispy and golden brown color.
- Dust with icing sugar and cinnamon before service.
Sauce
- Sauté onion and garlic.
- Add lemon and emulsify with butter.
- Season with salt and pepper.
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