🏆National Dishes

Fesenjan

Name: Fesenjan
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 tbspn oil; 100 ml chicken stock; 1 chicken breast; 40 ml pomegranate molasses; 75 gm onion (prepared weight); 2 tspn sugar; ¼ tspn ground cinnamon; ¼ tspn salt; 75 gm walnuts; freshly ground black pepper

The national dish of Iran — fesenjan. Made with chicken stock, chicken breast, pomegranate molasses.

20 min

Prep

1 hr

Cook

Easy

Difficulty

Ingredients

Steps

Ingredients

Servings

1 tbspn oil
100 ml chicken stock
1 chicken breast
40 ml pomegranate molasses
75 gm onion (prepared weight)
2 tspn sugar
¼ tspn ground cinnamon
¼ tspn salt
75 gm walnuts
freshly ground black pepper

Method

1
Cut the chicken breast into serving sized pieces.
2
Thinly slice the onion.
3
Grind the walnuts to a paste in a processor or equivalent.
4
Heat the oil in a flame proof casserole and cook the chicken until browned on both sides, then remove onto kitchen paper and set aside.
5
Add the onions to the casserole, stir in the cinnamon and cook for about until translucent.
6
Stir in the ground walnuts, stock and browned chicken and cook, covered, for , stirring regularly.
7
Stir in the pomegranate molasses, sugar, salt and pepper to taste, cover, and cook, stirring regularly, for another , adding a little more stock or water if needed to maintain the required sauce consistency. Ensure that the chicken is fully cooked by cutting through the thickest piece and checking that it is white throughout.
8
Serve with rice.