Pomegranate stew, a meat dish with pomegranate and herbs

Pomegranate stew, a meat dish with pomegranate and herbs

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An Iranian stew: meat simmered and then shredded, with herbs, a mixture of pomegranate molasses, walnut, and ground pomegranate seeds, cooked until the oi…

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This Persian stew gets its tangy flavor from molasses and pomegranate seeds, which are softened by the walnuts. The herbs, which have been cooked (parsley, cilantro, chives, and fenugreek), give it its characteristic color.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time2 hr
  • Total2 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodsaucepan

Ingredients

4 people
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Directions

  1. Cut the meat into pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Heat the chopped garlic and onion in a little oil, then add the meat and cook until it changes color.
  3. Cover with water, place the lid, and let it simmer until the meat is tender.
  4. In a small saucepan, combine the pomegranate molasses, walnuts, and pomegranate seeds with a little water, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the oil starts to rise.
  5. Chop the herbs and sauté them until they are softened. ≈ 8 min
  6. Heat a little oil in a saucepan, add the shredded meat, herbs, and pomegranate mixture.
  7. Season with salt and pepper, and simmer until the khoresh thickens and the oil starts to separate.
  8. Serve with rice or bread. ≈ 2 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of stewing meat
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tablespoons of pomegranate molasses
  • 4 chopped walnut halves
  • 1/2 cup of pomegranate seeds
  • 2 cups of khoresh herbs (parsley, cilantro, chives, fenugreek)
  • 4 tablespoons of oil
  • salt, black pepper
  • water

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