Moroccan Stuffing Recipes

MOROCCAN STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add the onion, mushrooms, almonds, raisins, salt and ginger. Saute for 6 to 8 minutes until the onion and mushrooms are tender.
• Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the stuffing cubes; mix well.
• Place into a 1-quart baking dish that has been coated with nonstick vegetable spray; cover, and bake for 30 minutes until the center is firm.

MOROCCAN STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put the couscous and spice mix in a small heatproof bowl and pour over 50ml hot water. Cover and set aside for 5 mins. Fluff the grains up with a fork, then stir in the apricots, pine nuts and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Make a large slit down one side of each chicken breast to form a pocket. Stuff the couscous mixture inside, then sit the chicken in a small roasting tin. Brush over the oil and roast for 20 mins until cooked through. Serve with roasted baby new potatoes and a crisp green salad.

MOROCCAN STEAMED CHICKEN WITH SPINACH AND CHERMOULA STUFFING

Steps:

• Brine the chicken ahead of time and pat dry. Season with salt.
• Make 1 1/2 cups chermoula if you haven't already. Stir in harissa to taste, then measure out 1/2 cup and set aside the remaining chermoula for the stuffing.
• Add the finely chopped preserved lemon pulp to the 1/2 cup of chermoula. Generously rub the mixture inside the chicken's cavity as well as under and above the skin.
• Parboil the rice in boiling salted water for about 10 min. Drain and set aside to cool.
• Steam the chopped spinach (or chard, purslane, mallow) in a couscoussier (or other large steamer) over hot boiling water. Don't worry about fitting all that pile into the couscoussier; the greens will shrink as they steam so you can add more progressively.
• When the greens are wilted, set them aside to cool then squeeze out the excess liquid.
• In a saucepan or frying pan, slightly saute the chermoula for a minute, then stir in the chopped spinach and all the other ingredients. Fold in the rice, stir and set aside.
• Stuff the chicken's cavity from the bottom then from the neck to ensure it's properly filled. Leftover filling can be inserted carefully under the skin by the neck and thighs. Seal the cavity with a toothpick (or truss the chicken for a better finish).
• Depending on the size of your steamer or couscoussier, steam the chicken one after the other or together at the same time. It usually takes about 1 hour. It is advised to turn the chicken halfway through steaming to ensure it's cooked properly. I suggest you start by placing the chicken breast side down.
• Just before serving, brush the chickens with butter or olive oil. Roast the chickens from both sides for about 20-30 minutes at 400 F/200 C until they look nicely golden.
• If you plan to serve this dish without the roasting step, begin steaming the vegetables halfway through cooking the chicken. Either use another steamer for the vegetables or lift the chicken, scatter the vegetables (mixed or in separate piles) and place the birds back. Carry on steaming as per previous guideline. (The vegetables can be seasoned in this step, unless you want to saute them in butter later on.)
• Alternatively, you can boil the vegetables separately in salted water. Make sure to not to let them get mushy as we still need to season and saute them in butter.
• Heat the butter, mix in the other ingredients (cumin, parsley etc). Fold in the vegetables and delicately stir. Knock off the heat and set aside, covered. Keep warm.
• Place the chickens in the middle of a large serving dish and scatter the vegetables around. Serve hot or warm.

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MOROCCAN GROUND TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Add water to stuffing mix in large bowl; stir just until moistened. Let stand 5 min. Meanwhile, cover rimmed baking sheet with parchment; spray with cooking spray.
• Add turkey, egg, dry seasonings and 1 Tbsp. cilantro to stuffing; mix just until blended.
• Roll into 20 meatballs, each about 1-1/2 inches in diameter; place on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake 16 to 18 min. or until done (160ºF). Meanwhile, heat pasta sauce in small saucepan on medium-low heat, stirring frequently.
• Transfer meatballs to platter; top with pasta sauce. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro.

MOROCCAN STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Heat 2 sticks butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, shallots and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 8 minutes.
• Transfer the onion mixture to a large bowl. Add the pine nuts, raisins, pomegranate seeds, bread cubes and ras el hanout and mix with a wooden spoon. Combine the turkey broth and poultry seasoning in another bowl. In a third bowl, whisk the eggs with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Add the turkey broth mixture and the egg mixture to the bowl with the bread cubes and toss to combine. Transfer to the prepared baking dish, cover with foil and bake until slightly set, 35 to 45 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until the top is browned, about 5 more minutes. Sprinkle with the chives, lemon zest and lemon juice.