Bisteeya

Total Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 skinless chicken thighs
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 3 cups low-fat chicken broth
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 6 eggs
• 3/4 lb phyllo dough
• butter-flavored cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 place chicken thighs with onion, garlic, parsley, salt, turmeric and ginger. toss well, rubbing chicken with the spices. marinate 2 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.
• 2 cook chicken with the marinade, chicken broth and cinnamon sticks. bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and gently simmer for 1 hour. remove chicken from broth and set aside.
• 3 strain broth, and boil it on high heat about 10 minutes, until reduced to 1 3/4 to 2 cups.
• 4 toast almonds in the microwave for 3 minutes on high. add powdered sugar and ground cinnamon. set aside.
• 5 after broth is reduced, add lemon juice and gently simmer another 10 minutes. increase heat to medium and, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, slowly stir in beaten eggs. cook, stirring, until eggs are set but not dry. most of the liquid should evaporate. about 8-10 minutes. add salt if necessary, cool to room temperature.
• 6 when chicken is cool, shred the meat and set aside.
• 7 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 8 unroll phyllo. spray bottom and sides of a 14 inch deep dish pan with butter flavored spray. arrange 6 sheets phyllo so that half the sheet covers the bottom of the pan and half extends over sides. spray with butter flavored spray. fold 4 sheets in half and let them air dry.
• 9 place shredded chicken on bottom of phyllo in pan. cover with egg mixture then the 4 dry phyllo sheets. sprinkle almond/sugar mixture over pastry. cover with all but 2 remaining pastry leaves. spraying each with butter flavored spray. fold the overlapping leaves over the top and spray with butter flavored spray.
• 10 bake 20 minutes or until golden. dust top with cinnamon and powdered sugar before serving.