khoresh karafs recipe
Khoresh Karafs ( Celery stew ) is one of the famous and delicious Iranian dishes. This food is prepared from a combination of meat, celery, other vegetables, spices, and condiments.
Ingredients
- 400 grams beef or lamb
- 1 large onion
- 1 head of celery
- 2 bunches of fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 bunch of fresh mint
- 2 large cloves of garlic
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper
- as needed Vegetable oil
Instructions
- First, peel and wash onions, then chop finely. Pour 2 tablespoons of oil into a suitable pot. Now put the pot on low heat and add the chopped onion to the pot.
- saute the onion for 5 to 7 minutes until it turns light golden brown. Now peel the garlic and grate it in the pot. saute the garlic for one minute.
- At this stage, add turmeric to the garlic and onion mixture and saute for another minute to combine. Chop the meat into 2 cm cubes and add to the pot after washing.
- Now saute the meat for 5 minutes to change its color. While sauteing the meat, add black pepper. After the meat changes color, add 2 to 3 cups of water to the pot.
- Now you have to prepare celery and vegetables. First, chop the celery into 1 to 2 cm pieces. Finely chop the parsley and mint.
- Put a large pan on heat and add 2 to 3 tablespoons of oil. Then add celery, mint, and parsley to the pan and saute well to change the color of the vegetables.
- The longer the time for sauteing the vegetables, the darker the color of the stew at the end. On average, you should saute the vegetables for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Now add celery, parsley, and mint to the stew pot. Add salt and let the stew cook for 2 hours on low heat. If the stew water was low, add 1 or 2 cups of boiling water to the pot.
- After adding water, be sure to put the lid on the pot. After 2 hours, the celery stew is ready to serve. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, add lemon juice. Serve celery stew with Persian rice.