Chicken with quince, plum, and saffron

Chicken with quince, plum, and saffron

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Chicken cooked in a pan, simmered with saffron-infused quince slices, plums, and tomato paste: a sweet and savory dish inspired by Persian cuisine.

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This chicken dish features tender, golden-brown chicken, saffron-infused quince slices, and plums in a tomato-based sauce. The result is a flavorful, sweet-and-savory dish that pairs well with rice.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodMijotage
  • Gluten-free
  • Halal

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.38
  • $0.15
  • $0.32
  • $61.79
  • $0.06
  • $0.21

Directions

  1. Grind the saffron into a powder.
  2. Dissolve it in hot water. ≈ 3 min
  3. Cut the quince into slices. ≈ 8 min
  4. Let them sit for 5 minutes under a pan.
  5. Add the saffron infusion. ≈ 3 min
  6. Reheat.
  7. Coat the chicken in breadcrumbs.
  8. Add the onion. ≈ 3 min
  9. Cook together for 10 minutes.
  10. Pour the diluted tomato concentrate. ≈ 3 min
  11. Add the quince and plums to the chicken. ≈ 3 min
  12. Season with salt and pepper to taste. ≈ 2 min
  13. Cover and cook over low heat until the chicken and quince are tender.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Four quince
  • 6 tablespoons of oil paint
  • 10 plums
  • 1.5 kg of chicken
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste, diluted in 12 cl of water
  • 2 teaspoons of saffron
  • salt
  • pepper

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