Pastilla Filling (Chicken, Eggs and Almonds)

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fried onion

1. 1
   Heat the olive oil in a wide pan over medium heat.

   ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
2. 2
   Add the onion and fry 5–8 minutes, stirring now and then, until the onion is soft and translucent and starts to turn golden at the edges. If it browns too fast, lower the heat.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.

To assemble

1. 3
   Add the cinnamon and fry about a minute, until fragrant.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
2. 4
   Add the chicken, season with salt and black pepper and cook for 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked.

   Stove
3. 5
   Add the eggs and cook, stirring, until the eggs set and the mixture is dry.

   Stove

   💡Cook the eggs into the chicken until no liquid is left: a wet filling softens the phyllo from the inside and the pie won't be crisp.
4. 6
   Remove from the heat, stir in the almonds and let the filling cool completely.