CHICKEN BASTILLA

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a saucepan with the onion, ginger, saffron, cilantro, 1 tsp of cinnamon, and the parsley, and season with salt and pepper.
• Add enough water to barely cover the chicken and simmer gently, covered, for 45 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
• Preheat oven to 400.
• Transfer the chicken to a plate.
• Boil the cooking juices until they are reduced to a thick, dryish sauce.
• Set aside.
• When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove the skin and take the meat off the bones.
• Coarsely chop the meat.
• Beat the eggs and butter with half the reduced cooking juices and cook, stirring constantly, until the eggs are scrambled.
• Set aside.
• Toast the almonds in a dry, heavy frying pan, stirring frequently, until lightly browned.
• Add the remaining cinnamon and sugar.
• On a baking sheet, use the phyllo pastry (overlapping sheets) to make a square three layers thick and 18 inches across.
• Spread the remaining cooking juices in a 7-inch circle in the center of the pastry.
• Cover with the egg mixture, and top with chicken and almonds.
• Fold the sides of the pastry up and over the filling to completely enclose the filling.
• If necessary, patch any gaps with more pastry, always brushing with oil.
• Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes, or until the pastry is golden and crisp.
• To serve, lightly dust confectioner's sugar andground cinnamon over the top.