Khoresht Karafs

Khoresh Karafs is Persian celery stew, made with celery, meat, and some herbs. You need to cook the meat and then add vegetables with some water to it. Furthermore, you need to cook a dish of Chelo to serve with Khoresh Karafs.

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Course: khooresht ( Stew )

Cuisine: Persian

Keyword: Khoresht Karafs

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours

Servings: people

Calories: 173kcal

Ingredients

½ lb lamb (or beef, or chicken)
1 lb celery
1 onion
5 oz parsley
2 oz mint
2-3 cup of water
½ cup of vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon tumeric
½ teaspoon pepper
Verjuice or lemon juice to your taste

Instructions

Wash and dry the celery. Cut the leaves
Cut the celery stalks into 1-inch cubes
Chop the herbs and celery leaves
Dice the onion and saute with oil and turmeric
Saute the meats with onions
After the meats’ color changed to add the chopped herbs
Add salt and pepper
Add water and let it cook on low heat for 2 hours
Taste the food and add verjuice or lemon juice, if you like a more sour taste.

Notes

Uniqop’s advice:

Cook the food on low heat, to give time to ingredients to make chemistry
Add parsley at final levels, to save its scent and taste
For a tastier dish, use gravy instead of water
Add ½ cup saffron to the meat while sauteing
Do not fry the herbs

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