Moroccan tagine
A spicy vegetarian hotpot that's as warm and comforting as it is healthy - and gives you your 5-a-day too
Duck, apricot & pine nut pastilla
Serves 6
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This Moroccan-style pie is a great source of iron and combines tender confit meat with crisp pastry. Make ahead and freeze for ultimate convenience
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- 6 confit duck legs(buy ready prepared or make your own)
- 2 onionschopped
- 1 tbsp olive oilplus extra for brushing
- 140g dried apricotsquartered
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamonplus a pinch extra for dusting
- ½ tbsp ground coriander
- ½ tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- tiny pinch saffron
- 400ml chicken stock
- zest 2 lemonsplus a good squeeze juice
- 50g toasted pine nutplus a few extra to serve
- 4 large sheets brik or filo pastry(see tip - what is brik pastry)
- 1 tsp icing sugarfor dusting (optional)
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal359
- fat19g
- saturates3g
- carbs26g
- sugars13g
- fibre3g
- protein23g
- salt0.79glow
Method
step 1
Shred the duck meat from the bones and set aside. discard the skin and bones.
step 2
Gently fry the onions in the oil until softened and golden. stir in the apricots and spices, and cook for 5 mins, then pour in the chicken stock. stir in the duck and cook gently until moist, but not too liquid. stir in the lemon zest, a squeeze of lemon juice and the pine nuts, and season well.
step 3
Put a baking sheet in the oven and heat to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Brush a 22-23cm springform or loose-bottomed round tin with a little olive oil. Push 2 pastry sheets into the tin, lining the base and leaving extra up the sides. spoon in the duck mixture and pat down evenly. sit the other 2 sheets on top, scrunching the edges of the pastry around the sides. Brush the top with a little more oil and bake on the heated baking sheet for 20-30 mins until crisp and golden brown. To serve, scatter with a few more pine nuts and dust with a pinch of cinnamon and the icing sugar, if you like.
