In nopi, an ottolenghi cooking journey from middle. Take your sweet time with a moroccan meat pie feasting. It is an elaborate meat pie traditionally made of squab fledgling pigeons. A dada is a black professional woman cook from saharan and subsaharan africa employed in bourgeois and aristocratic households in morocco to this day. Serve this bisteeya at a large celebration or gathering, as per tradition. Bastila sometimes transliterated as bisteeya is a huge pigeon pie. You see a sugardusted pie made with flaky dough, so, of course, you think sweet. The order ate pigeon regularly at their order banquets. Moroccan pigeon pie bstilla traditionally pigeon is used to make this slightly sweet, savory moroccan pie, but chicken thighs, quail, or cornish game hens make excellent substitutes. Moroccan pigeon pie b stilla pigeon is traditionally used to make this slightly sweet, savory moroccan pie, but chicken thighs, quail, or cornish game hens make excellent substitutes. Cover with the remaining pastry, brushing each sheet with butter, and tuck in overlapping edges. Add almonds, sugar, cinnamon and phyllo dough it is fabulous. Sear the pigeon for about 30 secs on each side until browned, then transfer to a plate and set aside the pan as is.
In addition to being served in all the moroccan restaurants around the world, pastilla is the dish that is served at most celebrations, including weddings, births, circumcisions, etc. Mar 12, 2018 a truly wonderful, traditional, moroccan pie, a pastilla, filled with cooked pigeon,spices, eggs, sugar, nuts and cinnamon. Traditionally pastilla is really made with a pigeon, but a version with. Gil marks, a rabbi, gourmet chef, and authority on jewish food history and lore, guides us through this largely undiscovered world.
Morocco restaurants, find the best restaurants in morocco. Eat well in morocco with the perfect meal for every craving. Place a few sheets in the centre for reinforcement. Pigeon pies with bramble gravy recipe bbc good food. Bstilla, or bastilla, is a moroccan chicken pie dish very similar to an american chicken pot pie. Pastilla, a sweet and savory pie, is one of my favorites from the moroccan cuisine. As for the recipe in the book, ottolenghi says, this is one of the epic. May 07, 20 at mourad mazouzs always gorgeous and evergreen glamorous momo, we cant get over the pigeon pastilla, which comes with the most delicious orange confit. This recipe has been adapted from greg maloufs book, arabesque. Its one of our top ten favourite things to eat in london, and trumps every version of the same dish that weve eaten in morocco. Easy moroccan chicken pie bstillabastilla whitbits kitchen. It was even served at king jofferys wedding complete with live pigeons.
Published on mar 12, 2018 a truly wonderful, traditional, moroccan pie, a pastilla, filled with cooked pigeon,spices, eggs, sugar, nuts and cinnamon. A truly wonderful, traditional, moroccan pie, a pastilla, filled with cooked pigeon,spices, eggs, sugar, nuts and cinnamon. Poultry pastilla was traditionally made of squab fledgling pigeons, but shredded chicken. Here, greg malouf uses pigeon as a filling but shredded chicken, fish or offal make good alternatives. Easy moroccan chicken pie bstillabastilla whitbits. Pronounced basteeya, a pastilla is a pie of usually sweetly spiced pigeon, almond, eggs and herbs encased in crispy filo pastry and dusted with icing sugar. British high society, spy stories, and goofy religious cults are all gently mocked in this inventive. With marked enthusiasm for his subject and expertise in the cooking field, chef osama elsayed, c. In 1611, a recipe book by the royal chef at the court of philip iii of spain included recipes for pigeon pie. Break the eggs into a bowl and gently whisk, pour two thirds into the pigeon mixture and stir, cooking over a medium heat until little bits of cooked egg appear. Butter the pastilla mold a large pie plate and lay a first layer of pastry sheets in the mold smooth side down, overlapping them and letting them hang over the edge of the plate by onethird. British high society, spy stories, and goofy religious cults are all gently mocked.
Spread a layer of sauce over the pastry, followed by a layer of pigeon meat. One moroccan cookbook starts a recipe for bastila with the instruction that one must have a dada come to the house to prepare it. Dunster dovecote interior showing pigeon nest holes around the walls and access platforms and ladder somerset uk. Delicious pie recipes about in this collection from great british chefs, including recipes for shepherds pie, beef and ale pie, mince pie, fish pie, game pie and more. Lay three sheets of filo pastry out on small side plates, and butter each. Bisteeya or pastilla is a common moroccan pie dish that toes the line between sweet and savoury. Easy moroccan chicken pastilla skillet chicken pie the. Versatile couscous is combined with beef, lamb, poultry or seafood in many authentic moroccan dishes, including pastilla, a pigeon meat pie. In fact, i am now reading the matchmaker of perigord by her and loving it too. A comprehensive and beautiful treasury of jewish cooking there is a whole world of jewish cooking beyond chopped liver and gefilte fish. In some parts of morocco it is typically made with pigeon meat.
Pastilla, also spelled bastilla is a savourysweet moroccan meat pie made by filling a thin flaky pastry shell with a mixture of tender braised poultry, ggggs, and fried almonds. Traditionally, it uses pigeon or capon, but chicken is a good, and more readily available. Brush the pie with egg yolk and bake for 40 minutes. Pastilla moroccan pigeon pie, a recipe from the worldwide. Pastilla pigeon pie morocco food pigeon pie recipe from plain cookery recipes book by mrs charles clarke for the national training school for cookery dunster dovecote interior showing pigeon nest holes around the walls and access platforms and ladder somerset uk. Bastila sometimes transliterated as bisteeya is a huge pigeon pie traditional in fez, and found in morocco. Without further ado, heres mary with her bstilla, or moroccan chicken pie. Nov 17, 2016 the traditional and authentic recipe of pastilla calls for pigeon, although cornish hen can be used too. Phyllo dough recipes pie recipes chicken recipes cooking recipes yummy recipes dinner recipes yummy food healthy recipes pigeon pie. An air of morocco with a chicken pastilla vent du maroc. As squabs are often hard to get, shredded chicken is more often used today. This is the first book i have read by julia stuart, but it will not be the last. He started there, making a classic pastilla filled with pigeon, egg. Farmraised chicken, that is more tender, works as well.
Another moroccan favorite, tajine, which is a slowsimmered stew made of lamb, fruits, and plethora of moroccan spices, delights culinary visitors. Raise the oven temperature to 400f and bake for 15 minutes more, until the pastry is crisp and golden. For a real taste of joffreys gamey pigeon pie, use squab instead of chicken. Pastilla traditional and authentic moroccan recipe 196. I was informed by the restaurant that its traditionally made with pigeon, but they offered an alternative which was chicken. Test yourself with almaz by momo top chef pigeon pastilla recipe restaurants, recipe pigeon pastillaserves six4tbsp sunflower oil1. Sounds wrong on paper but it is absolutely stunning, and easy to make. Harira is a tomato based soup that is hearty and satisfyingly wholesome. The warka is a bit tricky to make, but if you fancy doing it theres a great description in the moro cookbook ebury press. Bisteeya possibly the best savory pie ever invented a. Basteeya or pastilla moroccan pigeon or poultry pie the squab, or game hens. Oct 23, 2015 pastilla is normally served with pigeon, and ottolenghi says to try it that way. Squab pigeons are delicately flavoured but expensive. Actually it is rather good, although i used chicken instead of pigeon.
The origin of pastilla is actually andalusia in spain. It is quite rich and intricately prepared with pastry layers known as warqa. In this video i am making rob collinss propper pigeon pie from the book recipies from the hegderow which has some great recipies in it with. Traditionally pastilla is really made with a pigeon, but a version with chicken is popular too. When the pigeon has rested, make 4 parcels by sandwiching 2 breasts together, wrapping them tightly in the cabbage leaves, then crisscrossing 2 slices of pancetta over the parcel to secure. From fine dining to casual restaurants, discover the best places to eat in morocco. Pastilla moroccan pigeon pie submitted by lrangel3 updated. The pastilla or bstilla is a traditionally a moroccan pigeon pie. The highly spiced pastilla, thought to be an andalusian recipe brought to morocco by the moors, is now considered a classic dish and is often served on special occasions with sweet mint tea. Moroccan pigeon pie b stilla traditionally pigeon is used to make this slightly sweet, savory moroccan pie, but chicken thighs, quail, or cornish game hens make excellent substitutes. Pigeon pie from kings landing game of thrones recipes. Pigeon pie is a silly little spy saga and satire of society by nancy mitford set at the beginning of world war ii. Yotam ottolenghi shares his recipe for the iconic moroccan dish, pastilla. Moroccan pigeon pie bstilla pigeon pie, food recipes.
Authentically, its a pie made using puff pastry and stuffed with a sweet spiced pigeon, onions and almonds. When i was a teen, wed still go to moroccan and we would always have a moroccan chicken pie as one of our entrees. I had pigeon once and didnt like it much, so have shied away from it ever since. Stepping into the restaurant is like stepping into a dream. The name of the pie comes from the spanish word pastilla, meaning in modern spanish either pill or small pastry after the transformation of the phoneme p into b that is specific to the arabic language. Pastilla is one of those dishes that tricks the eye. The traditional and authentic recipe of pastilla calls for pigeon, although cornish hen can be used too. Jan 24, 2015 pigeon pastilla recipe you can use pigeon or pheasant in this moroccaninspired pie dish a wonderful day for pie. Taste and add salt or honey to get it sweet, savoury and exotic. Pastilla is normally served with pigeon, and ottolenghi says to try it that way.
Classic moroccan pastilla recipe from nopis yotam ottolenghi. Pigeon pie recipe from plain cookery recipes book by mrs charles clarke for the national training school for cookery. Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan over a moderate heat and fry the pigeon, chicken livers and pancetta in olive oil until lightly browned. Pigeon pie is really delicious, because pigeon meat is rich, so it really can be wrapped in a pie and you can add. Pigeon pie is a staple of many of the kingdoms mentioned in game of thrones.
In this video i am making rob collinss propper pigeon pie from the book recipies from the hegderow which has some great recipies in it with a variaty of different game. The smell that envelopes your house when you are cooking a morrocan tagine is, in my books, way up there with glade. More than 500 traditional recipes from alsace to yemen marks, gil on. This story is about a princess named alexandrina and her maid, pooki. As this years theme is northern african food my favorite, what better way to start than with a sweet, savory, crispy, steamy bisteeya or pigeon pie to the berbers of morocco. Rabat pastilla is a delicious and unique dish, a crispy pie that combines sweet and salty flavors, it is often served at weddings and celebrations but can be cooked for a special family dinner. Pigeon pastilla recipe you can use pigeon or pheasant in this moroccaninspired pie dish a wonderful day for pie. It is new years eve, so it is time to bring our annual progressive dinner menu to life. This sweetandsavory moroccan meat pie can be tough to track down.
Pastilla is a traditional moroccan dish in the form of a sweet, savory meat pie or spicy seafood. Spread a layer of sauce over the pastry, followed by a layer. Pastilla aka bstilla or bisteeya moroccan chicken pie. These two moroccan dishes are a heady mix of spices and aromas.
Sansa is offered the pie by shae and braun and his betrothed plan on serving it at their own countryside wedding but the true heart of pigeon pie lies with the people of the capital. As squabs are often hard to get, shredded chicken is more often used. Julia stuart returns in her followup to the bestselling th. Pastilla is the meeting of sweet and savory by essence, a northafrican pielike dish traditionally made of squab. Bisteeya or pastilla is a common moroccan pie dish that toes the line between sweet and. You see a sugardusted pie made with flaky dough, so, of course, you.
Morocco cooking vacations, foodie tours, culinary getaways. Garnish with a lattice design of cinnamon and confectioners sugar. Moroccan pigeon pie bstilla pigeon is traditionally used to make this slightly sweet, savory moroccan pie, but chicken thighs, quail, or cornish game hens make excellent substitutes. The heroine is a frivolous society matron who realizes that her husband has introduced nazi spies into her household. Shreds of dark poultry meat get wrapped up with the squish of ground almonds, mysterious notes of. Here the pigeon is replaced by chicken cooked in a range of spices, the sauce boiled down and sweetened with sugar and orange blossom water before being shaped into a pie. He started there, making a classic pastilla filled with pigeon, egg and saffron. It is traditionally made with pigeon but you can use any meat like duck, chicken or beef instead. Easy moroccan chicken pastilla skillet chicken pie easy moroccan chicken pastilla skillet chicken pie published may 14, 2017 updated march 3. But whether you call it pastilla, bastilla, bisteeya, bstilla, or bstilla, this meat pie is best made slowly, with the radio on and the windows. Even though i asked for chicken, im pretty sure it was still pigeon though in hindsight im glad they did. At first glace, a slice of pastilla could easily be mistaken for a dessert, since its generously dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon, but the sweet crispy.