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- From: bloch@informatics.wustl.edu (Charlene Bloch Abrams)
- Subject: Bestilla
- Message-ID: <2e7cplINN3v8@medicine.wustl.edu>
- Keywords: Request: Bestilla
- Organization: Washington University School of Medicine
- Date: 9 Dec 1993 14:30:13 GMT
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- >From "Naturally Good - International Whole Food Recipes" by David and
- Marlena Speiler
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- PASTILLA/BESTELLA
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- Place one small to medium-sized chicken (include the gizzards, etc) in
- a pot, water to cover. Season with 1 large pinch saffron, 1/2 tsp each
- ground ginger, cloves and turmeric, 3 cloves garlic,a 3-inch cinnamon
- stick, 1/2 cup each coarsely chopped parsely and fresh coriander, and
- several cubes chicken flavoring if needed. Simmer for 1 - 2 hours,
- until fowl is meltingly tender.
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- Strain the stock, reserve the chicken (including gizzards) and discard
- any whole spices. Boil the strained stock until it's reduced to 1 cup.
- Add the juice of 1/2 a lemon. Bone the chicken and cut into 1 inch
- pieces.
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- Brush the inside of a square or round baking dish approx. 12" x 12" x
- 3" with melted butter. Fit a sheet of filo dough into the dish so that
- its ends hang over the edge a bit. Brush with melted butter and repeat
- 5 or 6 times.
-
- Scatter on top of the 6th layer 1/2 - 2/3 cup of toasted and corasely
- chopped almonds. Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- and 1 tbsp brown sugar. Beat 4 - 5 eggs and combine with 1/2 cup
- stock. Cook slowly until creamy and forming soft curds. Layer 2/3 egg
- mixture over the almonds and spices. Top with 4 - 5 more layers of
- filo dough, buttering each sheet.
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- Now, arrange the boned chicken pieces and the rest of the eggs.
- Dribble several tbsp of the remaining stock over this.
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- Top with another 5 - 6 sheets of buttered filo dough, tucking the
- overhanging edges from the botom layers in between. Bake in a 350
- degree oven (mark 4 - 5) 40 minutes until golden brown. Turn onto a
- platter and sprinkle with 1 tbsp cinnamon and 1/3 cup sifted powdered
- sugar.
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