Moroccan chicken briouats

Moroccan chicken briouats

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Triangle-shaped pastries filled with shredded chicken cooked with a generous amount of onion, parsley, cinnamon, ginger, and saffron, bound with eggs, bak…

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This chicken stew is a comforting dish that requires several steps to prepare, but doesn’t demand any complicated culinary techniques. It’s perfect for cold winter evenings when you want to enjoy a hearty, slow-cooked meal.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodKiln, oven
  • Estimated cost$10.48 $2.62 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.24
  • $1.20
  • $0.06
  • $0.03
  • $0.27
  • $0.16
  • $5.65
  • $1.06
  • $0.16
  • $0.37
  • $0.28

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel and finely chop the onions. ≈ 8 min
  2. Place the chicken, onions, parsley, cream, oil, and spices in a saucepan, and cook for about 30 minutes.
  3. Remove the chicken, debone it, and shred it. ≈ 8 min
  4. Add the onions, eggs, sugar, honey, and cinnamon, and cook while stirring. Then, mix with the chicken. ≈ 4 min
  5. Brush the buttered filo pastry sheets with melted butter and fold them into triangles. ≈ 10 min
  6. Bake them until golden brown.
  7. Dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with honey. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Moroccan chicken briouats

  • 6 onions$1.24
  • 3 eggs$1.20
  • cinnamon$0.06
  • salt$0.03
  • black pepper$0.27
  • ground ginger$0.16
  • saffron$5.65
  • 40 g of fresh parsley, chopped$1.06
  • sunflower oil$0.16
  • melted butter$0.37
  • 5 tablespoons of powdered sugar$0.28

Total$10.48

that's $2.62 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken, cut into four pieces
  • 6 onions
  • 3 eggs
  • cinnamon
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • ground ginger
  • saffron
  • 40 g of fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon of smen (or 2 tablespoons of butter)
  • 2 large tablespoons of honey
  • sunflower oil
  • 1 package of puff pastry sheets
  • melted butter
  • 5 tablespoons of powdered sugar
  • powdered sugar or honey, for decoration

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