Djej Mahshi (Stuffed Chicken) with Freekeh

Name: Djej Mahshi (Stuffed Chicken) with Freekeh
Ingredients: 1 pound freekeh (about 2 cups, picked over, rinsed few times and drained); 4 cups chicken or beef stock or water is fine; 4 tablespoons olive oil; salt; pepper; 1 tsp allspice; 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp cardamom; Few grates of fresh nutmeg; 1 bay leaf; 1 pound ground meat (adding minced meat is optional, beef or lamb); 1/2 cup assorted dried fruits chopped into bite size pieces (I like to use apricots, figs, and currants or barberries); 1 cup assorted nuts (almonds, cashews, pine nuts, and pistachios are very common); 2 3-5 pound chickens (pat dry with a paper towel); 4 tbls olive oil plus more for roasting; 1 tbls all spice; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1 tsp cardamom; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp cinnamon

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Stuffed chicken served over Freekeh with dried nuts and fruit is a delicious dish with many flavors that come together…

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Ingredients

1 pound freekeh (about 2 cups, picked over, rinsed few times and drained)
4 cups chicken or beef stock or water is fine
4 tablespoons olive oil
salt
pepper
1 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cardamom
Few grates of fresh nutmeg
1 bay leaf
1 pound ground meat (adding minced meat is optional, beef or lamb)
1/2 cup assorted dried fruits chopped into bite size pieces (I like to use apricots, figs, and currants or barberries)
1 cup assorted nuts (almonds, cashews, pine nuts, and pistachios are very common)
2 3-5 pound chickens (pat dry with a paper towel)
4 tbls olive oil plus more for roasting
1 tbls all spice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cardamom
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cinnamon