Khoresht Fesenjaan (Chicken with Pomegranate Sauce)



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Prep Time:
20 mins

Cook Time:
3 hrs 30 mins

Total Time:
3 hrs 50 mins

Servings:
12

Yield:
12 servings


Ingredients

  • ½cupvegetable oil
  • 4mediumred onions, thinly sliced
  • 3poundsbone-in chicken pieces
  • 2cupshot water or as needed
  • 2 ½cupspomegranate juice
  • 4cupschopped walnuts
  • 2tablespoonsfreshly ground cardamom
  • 2tablespoonsground cinnamon
  • 1mediumbutternut squash, seeded and cubed
  • ¼teaspoonsaffron powder
  • 1teaspoonsalt, or to taste

  • Directions

    Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in sliced onions; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking and stirring until the onion is very tender and dark brown, 15 to 20 minutes more.

    Raise heat to medium-high. Add chicken pieces, and fry until lightly browned on the outside. Pour in the water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes, adding more water if necessary to keep the mixture from drying out.

    Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (65 degrees C).

    Combine the walnuts and pomegranate juice in the container of a blender or food processor. Process into liquid. (This can be done in small batches if necessary.) Add walnut-pomegranate mixture to the simmering chicken. Season with cardamom, cinnamon, saffron powder, and salt. Stir in the cubed squash. Transfer the entire mixture to a 9×13-inch baking dish.

    Bake, loosely covered, for 2 1/2 hours in the preheated oven. Serve with white rice.



    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    743

    Calories

    52g

    Fat

    49g

    Carbs

    29g

    Protein

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