This dish takes me way back to my childhood growing up in Tehran. I remember loving this dish for Its flavor and simplicity clearly appealed to my teenage palate. A simple meatball dish with fried potatoes over steamed rice—how can you go wrong with that? As I prepared this dish, I found myself struggling to…
Tag: Stew
Khoresh Gheymeh – Beef and yellow split pea stew with roasted potatoes
Khoresh Gheymeh is a well-recognized and popular dish among Iranians: a comforting meat-and-potato stew that embodies all the familiar flavors of Persian cuisine. The stew is often flavored with a Persian spice mixture called advieh, which contains warming spices such as cinnamon and cardamom, earthy cumin and coriander, and a gentle hint of ground rose…
Khoresh Karafs – Celery and beef stew with fresh herbs
Khoresh Karafs, a popular celery and beef stew in Persian cuisine, is remarkably flavorful with very few ingredients. Celery is sautéed on its own to enhance its flavor, then combined with herbs, beef, and Limu Omani, which brings magic to this dish! Celery, oh celery! Let’s face it: celery probably isn’t the kind of vegetable…
Khoresh Morgh-e Torsh – Chicken in walnut and herbs sauce
This weekend with my mother, we spent a good few hours in the kitchen talking about the dishes we used to eat that were specific to the Caspian Sea region, and Khoresh Morgh-e Torsh was the first dish we prepared. Our bodies and minds have a tremendous capacity to store nostalgic memories from childhood; after…
Aash-e Jow – Barley, herbs and spinach stew with whey and mint sauce
Aash has always been front and center in Persian cuisine. This is a Persian term used to describe a thick style of soup that often combines a variety of beans, grains, sometimes noodles, herbs, spices, and meat. Aash-e Jow is a hearty Persian barley stew prepared by slowly cooking beans and grains with an abundance…