
Persian chicken stew recipe with special sauce
Impress your loved ones with a Persian chicken stew recipe.
Persian chicken stew recipe
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 1 ½ hours
Serves: 4
Ingredients
220g walnut halves
25g Rachel’s unsalted butter
3 tbsp olive oil
1kg chicken breasts or thighs, trimmed of excess fat
2 large onions, sliced
5 tbsp pomegranate molasses
2 tbsp sugar
½ tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp ground black pepper
1 pint chicken stock
200g Rachel’s Greek Style Honey Yogurt
To Serve:
Fresh pomegranate seeds
Rice or couscous
Method
1.First warm the walnuts in a pan on medium heat, stirring frequently until toasted. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Once cool enough to handle, pulse them in a food processor or blender until finely ground
2.In a large frying pan or casserole pan heat the butter with the oil. When the butter has melted and the oil is hot add the chicken pieces. Work in batches so as not to crowd the pan. Cook until golden and remove them from the pan
3.Add the onions and soften until translucent. Do not allow them to stick to the pan
4.Return the chicken to the pan with the onions and mix in the pomegranate molasses, sugar and spices. Pour over the chicken stock
5.Bring to the boil and then simmer gently for 1 hour, stirring occasionally
6.Add the ground walnuts and continue to cook for 30 minutes. Ensure you stir them well as this will prevent the walnuts sticking to the bottom of the pan. Add the Rachel’s Greek Style Honey Yogurt and allow this to warm through
7.Remove from the heat and season to taste
8.Garnish with pomegranate seeds and serve with either rice or couscous
As for me, I never have enough chicken dishes as it is one of my favourites. You may like this easy chicken Balti recipe with a kick!
So what do you think? Will you try this warming chicken stew recipe with a tasty twist?
One Comment
Rebecca Beesley
This sounds like the persian dish ‘fesen joon’ – so fab to see it hear on your blog!!! My kids adored it when i first made it and that surprised me as it is quite strong flavours with the walnuts and pomegranate molasses. i love the addition of the yogurt – i don’t think the recipe i use has that. x