Chicken(Or Lamb) in Pomegranate Sauce (Khoresht-E Fesenjan)

75 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 45 minutes

583 calories per serving view nutrition facts

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Ingredients

2	large	onions	chopped or sliced
5	teaspoons	butter
1	large	chicken	fryer or 5 chicken breasts
1	can	beef bouillon	or consomme
1	cup	water
2 1/2	cups	walnuts	finely ground
4 1/2	teaspoons	syrup	pomegranate or (substitute sour cranberry)
2 1/2	teaspoons	sugar
2 1/2	teaspoons	salt
1/2	teaspoon	saffron	or tumeric
1/4	teaspoon	cinnamon
1/4	teaspoon	nutmeg
1/4	teaspoon	black pepper
2	teaspoons	lemon juice

Directions

Saut� the onions in 2 tbsp. of the butter until golden brown.

Remove from the pan.

Add 3 more tbsp. of butter and saut� the chicken pieces until light brown.

Add the bouillon and saut�ed onions. cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes.

Cook and bone.

Prepare the sauce by stirring the water into the ground walnuts.

Stir in the pomegranate syrup and sugar, and simmer gently over a low heat for 10-15 minutes.

Combine the cooked, boned chicken and most of its drippings with the walnut sauce; add the seasonings and the lemon juice; cover and simmer gently for another hour.

Adjust the seasonings by adding a little sugar if too sour, or more pomegranate syrup if too sweet.

The chicken pieces should be coated with a rich, dark, sweet-sour sauce; there should be plenty of thick sauce.

Serve with rice.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 235g

Amount per Serving

Calories 583 79% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 51.0g	78%
Saturated Fat 6.0g	29%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 13mg	4%
Sodium 1521mg	63%
Total Carbohydrate 22.0g	7%
Dietary Fiber 7.0g	27%
Sugars 9.0g
Protein 20.0g	39%

Vitamin A	4%		Vitamin C	14%
Calcium	7%		Iron	15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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