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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DDh5SrfyHow
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65404733-dinnerswithdave-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-12-13T19:14:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dave Patera (@dinnerswithdave_) — https://gondola.cc/dinnerswithdave_

## Caption

Chicken R’Fissa: It’s the most requested recipe EVER on DinnersWithDave. It’s a spectacular dish of shredded Trid pastry (or m’semmen) topped with chicken thats been stewed with onions, fenugreek, lentils and spices. Here’s how you make it:

For The Chicken:
1 whole chicken, cleaned
Pinch of saffron threads in 3T of warm water
2 garlic cloves, grated
1.5t ground turmeric
1.5t ground ginger
1.5t ras el handout
1.5t black pepper
1.5t salt, plus extra
1.5t smen or ghee or butter
3 very large onions (2 thinly sliced, 1 grated)
1/3c + 1T mina olive oil 
1 whole garlic bulb
Bouquet of fresh parsley & cilantro
1T butter, softened
1c green or brown lentils, soaked for 30 minutes in hot water, drained 
1/4c fenugreek, soaked overnight, drained and tied in cheesecloth 

For Serving
Shredded trid pastry or torn m’semmen 
Medjool dates
Dried Apricots
1.5T Sugar 
1 Cinnamon stick
1T Butter
Orange Blossom Water 
Walnut halves
Quail eggs, boiled, peeled and decorated with gold leaf (optional)

Marinate the Chicken: Mix turmeric, ginger, ras el hanout, black pepper, salt, garlic, 1 tbsp olive oil, smen, and saffron water into a thin paste. Rub the chicken thoroughly, even under the skin using all marinade. Truss, cover, and marinate for at least 3 hours or overnight refrigerated.

Cook the Chicken: In a large pot, add sliced, chicken & grated onions. Cover and cook for 20 minutes, until onions soften. Add olive oil, garlic, fenugreek pouch, bouquet of herbs, boiling water (to cover ½ the chicken), and 1 tsp salt. Simmer for 40-45 minutes until chicken is cooked, adjusting dry spices (1/2t of each at a time) and salt as needed for a rich broth.

Roast the Chicken: Transfer chicken to a baking sheet, rub with 1 tbsp butter, and roast at 425°F for 20–25 minutes until golden brown. Watch closely to prevent burning.

Recipe continued in comments👇🏼 

Have you tried this AMAZING dish?

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