Name: Moroccan Chicken Briouat Recipe By The Spruce Eats
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Moroccan Recipes
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces and skin removed; 2 large onions, chopped; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground white pepper; ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 or 2 small pieces cinnamon stick; 1 tsp saffron threads; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons salt; ¼ cup vegetable oil; ¼ cup olive oil; ¼ cup fresh cilantro; 1 pound (1/2 kilogram) phyllo dough, warqa, or large spring roll wrappers; 4 tbsp melted butter; 1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten; Vegetable oil

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

Moroccan Chicken Briouat Recipe By The Spruce Eats

Yields4 Servings

Prep Time1 hr 30 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time1 hr 40 mins

Savory chicken cooked with saffron, ginger, and cinnamon makes a delicious filling for Moroccan briouats. The filling is wrapped in a paper-thin Moroccan dough called warqa and the pastry is then fried until crispy. Phyllo (fillo) dough or spring roll wrappers can be substituted for the warqa.

Briouats is usually served as finger food or appetizer, but they can also be served as an entrée. They are quite popular in Ramadan when they are served to break the fast.

1 whole chicken, cut into pieces and skin removed

2 large onions, chopped

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground white pepper

½ tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 or 2 small pieces cinnamon stick

1 tsp saffron threadscrumbled

½ tsp ground turmeric

1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons salt

¼ cup vegetable oil

¼ cup olive oil

¼ cup fresh cilantro