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I've never eaten Fesenjān, but it sounds interesting. As usual, the ingredients and preparation are the issue. On this page I'm collecting notes on the subject.

The following recipe is from this site, with sanitized quantities.

Ingredients

quantity       ingredient       step
250 g       walnuts       1
150 g       onion, finely diced       2
15 ml       olive oil       2
2 g       ground turmeric       2
1 kg       bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed       3
5 g       cinnamon, powdered       3
1/2 teaspoon       saffron threads, ground       4
3/4 cup       pomegranate molasses, plus more as needed       4
2 tablespoons       sugar, plus more as needed       4
      Fine sea salt, to taste       4
      Black pepper, freshly ground, to taste       4
      Pomegranate seeds, for garnish       4

Preparation

  1. Grind the walnuts until fine, but not slimy. Toast in a dry frying pan until aromatic.
  2. Chop onion finely, fry in olive oil until it starts to caramelize (how?). Add the turmeric and mix.
  3. Add chicken thighs and brown. Add 720 ml (really?) water and cinnamon powder. Bring to boil, simmer for 10 minutes, remove and reserve chicken.

Notes

Here are some links that I have collected. I haven't even read any of them through yet.

  • Fesenjan recipe
  • Fesenjan (Persian Walnut Pomegranate Stew)
  • Fesenjan (Persian Pomegranate and Walnut Chicken Stew)
  • Khoresh Fesenjan
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-38NDBd4Yj4
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzkF2VZJyRQ
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwKpEnqh_88
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SissyTsabMo
  • and Walnut, Meatball Stew (Khoresht Fesenjan)
  • Khoresh

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