PERSIAN LAMB SHANKS
Recipe video above. A traditional Persian dish - fall apart lamb shanks with a well seasoned, delicately flavoured broth. Pair this with the iconic Persian Tachin (baked saffron rice), a Persian chopped salad and finish with a Persian Love Cake to complete your Persian feast!
Provided by Nagi
Categories Mains
Time 3h10m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Sprinkle shanks with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large heavy based pot over medium high heat. Brown shanks all over, 2 at a time. Remove from pot.
- Discard excess oil, clean pot if it's very dirty.
- Add 1 tbsp oil. Cook onion and garlic for 2 minutes until translucent.
- Stir in the turmeric, cinnamon, tomatoes, and salt.
- Add chicken broth and stir well.
- Place shanks in pot, then add water as needed so the shanks are 3/4 or fully covered, but no more than 1L/4 cups water. (Note 2)
- If shanks not fully submerged, make a cartouche (baking paper lid, Note 3).
- Bring up to the boil. Place the cartouche snugly on surface (if using), cover pot leaving a little crack (to ensure it doesn't boil over).
- Turn heat down so simmering very gently. Cook 1.5 hours, turning every 30 minutes.
- Add cardamom and nutmeg into liquid.
- Cook for another 1 hour until meat is very tender and falling off the bone.
- Carefully remove meat from liquid into a bowl and cover with foil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 411 kcal, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 61 g, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Cholesterol 190 mg, Sodium 695 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 3 g, ServingSize 1 serving
FLAVORFUL PERSIAN BRAISED LAMB SHANKS
This lamb shank is tender, juicy, and so flavorful. It is an authentic Persian recipe passed down from my father who was born in Tehran, Iran. It does take a lot of time to prepare but it's worth it. My friends and family say it's comparable to something served in a 5-star restaurant. Serve with seasoned lentils, white rice, dill rice, or rice with lima beans. This is a dish to impress, perfect for the holidays!
Provided by Andraya Winters
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 5h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Rub 1 tablespoon olive oil over lamb shanks and cover with salt.
- Mix turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, cumin, and nutmeg together in a small bowl. Sprinkle over lamb shanks. Let lamb shanks marinate for 1 hour at room temperature.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot. Cook and stir onion until browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- Whisk hot water, lime juice, rose water, and saffron together in a small bowl. Cover and let steep for 10 minutes.
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook lamb shanks in batches until browned, 5 to 8 minutes per batch. Transfer lamb shanks to a plate.
- Whisk wine into the pot, scraping any browned bits off the bottom. Add onion and garlic mixture, steeped saffron mixture, parsley, thyme, lime zest, and bay leaves. Return lamb shanks to the pot. Cover with chicken broth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until lamb shanks are tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
- Uncover pot and simmer until broth reduces slightly, about 20 minutes. Transfer lamb shanks to an oven-safe dish.
- Place lamb shanks in the preheated oven to keep warm.
- Bring broth to a boil; simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Spoon broth over lamb shanks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 431.7 calories, Carbohydrate 12.6 g, Cholesterol 96.8 mg, Fat 27.2 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 28.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 8487.9 mg, Sugar 4 g
PERSIAN PUDDING WITH WHIPPED ROSE & HONEY BUTTER
Orange and rose flavours are incorporated into this alternative steamed pudding. Sweet spiced butter makes the perfect accompaniment
Provided by Barney Desmazery
Categories Dessert
Time 5h10m
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Tip the dates into a bowl with the raisins, cover with 200ml hot water from the kettle and set aside. Meanwhile, grease a 1.5 litre pudding basin and line the base with a disk of parchment paper. Put the dry ingredients and orange zest in a large bowl. Stir in the dates and raisins (and soaking liquid), the rose and orange water, with the eggs and butter. Mix until everything is combined. Tip into the basin and cover with a circle of parchment paper, then foil, then tie the rim with string.
- Place the pudding on an upturned jar lid in a large pan and pour in hot water from the kettle until it comes halfway up the bowl. Cover the pan and gently steam for 4 hrs, topping up with more water if needed. The pudding can be eaten straight away, chilled and kept for up to a week, or frozen for 1 month. To reheat, defrost completely or remove from the fridge and steam pud again for 30 mins until piping hot.
- To make the butter, whisk the ingredients together. Serve the pudding in wedges with a spoonful of the butter melting over it.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 776 calories, Fat 35 grams fat, SaturatedFat 18 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 106 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 80 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 1.2 milligram of sodium
PERSIAN RICE
I believe I've posted a few fool-proof methods for cooking perfect rice, but this Persian version takes the grand prize, and it's not even close for second. The beauty of this method is that it doesn't rely on any specific measurements, or even exact times. This will make some of you very nervous, but just go with it.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes Pilaf
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring water and kosher salt to a boil in a pot; add rice and cook, stirring, for exactly 7 minutes. Drain.
- Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Cover bottom of pot with 1 layer of potato slices. Sprinkle cumin and salt over potatoes. Cook until potatoes are sizzling, 2 to 3 minutes; top potatoes with rice to form an even layer. Reduce heat to low and place butter slices over rice.
- Top pot with a layer of clean paper towels and place lid over towels. Steam until rice is fluffy, about 45 minutes.
- Grind saffron threads with a mortar and pestle. Mix crushed saffron with 1 1/2 tablespoons hot water in a large bowl. Add a couple spoonfuls of rice to saffron mixture and stir until rice is yellow.
- Spoon remaining rice into a serving bowl, top with saffron rice, and line edges of bowl with potatoes. Garnish with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.8 calories, Carbohydrate 41.6 g, Cholesterol 11.4 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 2223.1 mg, Sugar 0.3 g
PERSIAN BUTTER COOKIES
Make and share this Persian Butter Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dienia B.
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 65 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolks.
- Stir in grated lemon rind.
- Add lemon juice and vanilla.
- Add flour.
- Form into small balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten into rounds.
- Bake at 300°F for 20 minutes or until done.
- Transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 52.7, Fat 3, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 12.6, Sodium 25.3, Carbohydrate 6, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 3.1, Protein 0.5
PERSIAN SPICE MIX
Also known as advieh, this aromatic blend comes from Persian cuisine. It's fragrant, a little sweet, and gently warming. It is delicious mixed with sugar and sprinkled over baked goods, donuts, and rice pudding or added to dried fruits that are cooking into jam. It straddles the sweet and savory world because it's also great for flavoring rice pilaf with toasted nuts, lentil soup, lamb meatballs, braised chicken, or vegetable stew. It's a blend that is shared by chefs and pastry chefs. Use it to make Persian-Style Carrots and Black-Eyed Peas.
Provided by Ana Sortun
Categories Spice Cinnamon Cardamom Coriander Pepper Nutmeg
Yield Makes about 1/3 cup
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pass the rose petals through a medium-mesh sieve into a small mixing bowl to remove any bits of stem and to grind them into a fine powder. Add the cinnamon, pepper, cardamom, nutmeg, and coriander and stir to blend. Store in an airtight container out of direct sunlight for up to 3 months.
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