Khoresh-e-Fesenjoon

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Serve this traditional stew of pomegranates, walnuts, onions, and chicken seitan over steamed basmati white rice with saffron.

Preparation facts

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

4 Tbs (60mL) olive oil

1 large onion, diced

1 packet of chicken-style seitan

2 cups (240g) ground walnut

1/2 cup (115g) pomegranate paste in 3 cups (720mL) of water

1 Tbs (15mL) lemon juice

1/2 to 1 cup (100 to 200g) sugar

1/4 tsp (1g) ground saffron

2 tsp (12g) salt (sea salt if on a corn-free diet*)

Directions

In a food processor, pulse walnuts until finely milled. (Don’t overdo it, or you will have walnut butter.) Set aside.

In a large pot, sauté onions and seitan in oil for about 5 minutes. Add ground walnut and mix well with the onion and seitan. Add the remaining ingredients at this time.

Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and allow to simmer for 1 hour. It’s only during this slow cooking process that the natural oil is released from walnuts, which creates this lustrous creamy sauce. Stir occasionally.

Serve over your favourite grain.

* Allergy notes: People following a corn-free diet should avoid iodized salt since it contains dextrose, which should be avoided by those allergic to corn.

Recipe by Omid Roustaei

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving

Calories 535

Calories from Fat 322 (60%)

% Daily Value*

58%Total Fat 38g

18%Saturated Fat 3.5g

Polyunsaturated Fat 22.8g

Monounsaturated Fat 9.7g

0%Cholesterol 0mg

33%Sodium 793mg

18%Potassium 634mg

15%Total Carbohydrate 45g

15%Dietary Fiber 3.7g

Sugars 37g

Sugar Alcohols 0g

24%Protein 12g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.

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