TURKEY B'STILLA

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Categories     Fruit     turkey     Bake     Dinner     Raisin     Almond     Saffron     Cilantro     Phyllo/Puff Pastry Dough     Gourmet     Dairy Free     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 4 as a main course

Number Of Ingredients 22

For almond sugar
1/8 cup blanched almonds
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
For filling
4 garlic cloves
1 cup packed fresh cilantro sprigs
1/4 cup packed fresh mint leaves
1 large onion
1 3/4 cups chicken broth (14 fluid ounces)
1/4 teaspoon crumbled saffron threads
1 pound lean ground turkey
5 large egg whites
1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon ras el hanout
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons finely grated peeled fresh gingerroot
3/4 cup golden raisins
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
four 17- by 12-inch phyllo sheets
3 tablespoons fine dry bread crumbs
Garnish: 1 teaspoon each confectioners' sugar and cinnamon for dusting

Steps:

  • Make almond sugar:
  • In a food processor finely grind together almonds, sugar, and cinnamon.
  • Make filling:
  • Mince garlic. Chop cilantro and mint. Chop enough onion to measure 1 1/2 cups.
  • In a large saucepan bring broth to a boil and remove pan from heat. Stir in saffron and steep 10 minutes. Add turkey and simmer mixture, stirring and breaking up lumps, 2 minutes, or until meat is just cooked through. In a large sieve set over a bowl drain turkey mixture and return drained cooking liquid to pan. Transfer turkey mixture to a large bowl. Boil cooking liquid until reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 10 minutes. Transfer 1/4 cup liquid to a small bowl and reserve. Reduce heat to moderate and add whites in a stream to liquid remaining in pan, whisking. Cook mixture, whisking, until whites are opaque, about 2 minutes. Add egg mixture to turkey mixture and stir until combined. In a non-stick skillet heat oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook onion, stirring, until golden. Add ras el hanout, flour, gingerroot, and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add reserved cooking liquid and boil, stirring and scraping up brown bits, 1 minute. Add mixture to turkey with raisins, lemon juice, cilantro, and mint, stirring until combined well. Cool filling completely. Filling may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Stack phyllo sheets on a work surface and cover stack with overlapping sheets of plastic wrap and then a dampened kitchen towel. Working quickly (phyllo dries out easily), arrange 1 phyllo sheet in a 9-inch glass pie plate, letting edges hang over. Sprinkle bottom with 2 teaspoons almond sugar and 1 tablespoon bread crumbs. Repeat layering 2 more times, arranging each phyllo sheet in a different position to create an even overhang all around. Top with remaining phyllo sheet and spoon filling evenly into shell. Sprinkle filling with 2 teaspoons almond sugar and carefully fold overhanging phyllo over top of filling to enclose it completely (phyllo will be very brittle; don't worry if it breaks). Sprinkle remaining almond sugar over top. Bake pie in lower third of oven 25 minutes (top will be golden brown in places).
  • Dust pie with confectioners' sugar and cinnamon and serve immediately.

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