Chicken Bisteeya – Marcel’s Culinary Experience

Ingredients

• 2 T. unsalted butter
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 12 bone-in chicken thighs
• 2 c. water
• Cilantro
• Parsley
• Crushed saffron threads
• Black pepper
• One Cinnamon Stick
• ½ t. ground ginger
• ¼ t. turmeric
• 4 large eggs
• ¼ c. plus 1 T. confectioner’s sugar
• 2 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ½ c. unsalted butter
• Almond Mixture
• 2 c. whole blanched almonds, toasted
• ¼ c. confectioner’s sugar
• 1 t. cinnamon
• 1 box phyllo dough, thawed