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Chicken & almond pastillas
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Chicken & almond pastillas

19 ingredients 40 min Makes 6 openrecipes
Chicken & almond pastillas

Morocco's very own version of the pasty - spiced meat and apricots are wrapped in crisp filo pastry and finished with cinnamon sugar

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1071
Calories
55g
Protein
23g
Fat
161g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Seed not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 50g butter , melted, plus 1 tbsp for the pan
  • 1 red onion , finely chopped
  • thumb-sized piece ginger , grated
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon , plus ½ tsp for dusting
  • 10 cardamom pods , seeds removed
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 6 boneless chicken thighs , skin removed
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 500ml chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp clear honey
  • 100g ground almonds
  • zest 1 orange
  • 85g dried apricots , chopped
  • 50g toasted flaked almonds
  • small handful parsley , chopped
  • 6 sheets feuille de brick or filo pastry
  • 1 large egg , beaten
  • icing sugar , for dusting (optional)

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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