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Celery stew with herbs

Khoresh karafs, celery and herb stew

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Iranian celery stew: tender meat browned with onion and turmeric, simmered with celery, mint, and parsley, and seasoned with lemon or verjuice.

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Recipe from Hippias, Mastrocom, Quinlan83 and 4 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Carrot khoresh is a traditional dish from Iranian cuisine.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total2 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$14.31 $2.86 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

5 people
  • $1.54
  • $0.21
  • $8.06
  • $0.48
  • $0.16
  • $0.25
  • $0.04
  • $3.57

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Separate the celery stalks, wash them, and cut them into 2 cm pieces. Chop the leaves separately, along with the mint and parsley. ≈ 8 min
  2. Heat the chopped onion in 2 tablespoons of oil, then add the meat and brown for 5 minutes, before adding the turmeric.
  3. In a frying pan, brown the celery and herbs in 4 tablespoons of oil for 8 minutes.
  4. Add the tomato paste, salt, pepper, and 4 cups of water to the meat, and simmer until the meat is half-cooked.
  5. Add the celery and herbs, and simmer gently until everything is tender.
  6. Towards the end of cooking, add lemon juice or verjuice. Serve with rice. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Khoresh karafs, celery and herb stew

  • 1 bunch of celery (about 600g)$1.54
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 400 g of beef or lamb, cut into pieces (or chicken, or mushrooms)$8.06
  • 1 teaspoon of turmeric$0.48
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste$0.16
  • 6 tablespoons of rapeseed oil$0.25
  • salt and pepper$0.04
  • 1 lemon juice or 2 green lemons (or verjus)$3.57

Total$14.31

that's $2.86 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 bunch of celery (about 600g)
  • 1 onion
  • One bunch of mint
  • 1 bunch of parsley
  • 400 g of beef or lamb, cut into pieces (or chicken, or mushrooms)
  • 1 teaspoon of turmeric
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
  • 6 tablespoons of rapeseed oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 lemon juice or 2 green lemons (or verjus)

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