Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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One of my favourites. I made chicken pastilla years and years ago for episode 5 on this channel... we all know my skill level then. A few years ago I travelled to Morocco and had the real, authentic thing... life changing moment. I picked up the North African cookbook by Jeff Koehler and this chicken pastilla was in the book... and now on the menu.

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Recipe from North African cookbook:
(serves 6)

chicken filling:
2 tb olive oil
1 red or yellow onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
4 bone-in chicken thighs and/or drumsticks, skin removed
2 tb flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
2 tb cilantro, finely chopped
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
salt and pepper

egg filling:
4 large eggs, beaten

for the almond filling:
150 g (1 cup) whole almonds
oil for frying
2 tb sugar
1 tb butter
1 tsp orange blossom water
1/4 cinnamon

for assemblyL:
oil or melted butter, for brusing
9 round of phyllo pastry
1 egg yolk
icing sugar
cinnamon
mint