Khoresht-e fesenjān , or simply
fesenjān , is a dish in Persian cuisine. It is a thick, tart stew made from
pomegranate juicePomegranate juice is juice made from the pomegranate fruit. It is used in cooking both as a fresh juice and as a concentrated syrup, particularly in Persian cuisine.-Culinary use:...
and ground
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s (see bazha). It is traditionally made with
poultryPoultry is the category of domesticated birds that people keep for the purpose of collecting their eggs, or killing for their meat and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as...
(
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or
chickenThe chicken is a domesticated fowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other bird...
); but variants using balls of ground meat,
ghormeh cut meat, fish, or no meat at all are not unusual. Depending on the cooking method, it can have sweet or sour taste. It is served with Persian white or yellow rice (called
polo or
chelo).
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Khoresht-e fesenjān , or simply
fesenjān , is a dish in Persian cuisine. It is a thick, tart stew made from
pomegranate juicePomegranate juice is juice made from the pomegranate fruit. It is used in cooking both as a fresh juice and as a concentrated syrup, particularly in Persian cuisine.-Culinary use:...
and ground
walnutWalnuts are plants in the family Juglandaceae. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meters tall , with pinnate leaves 200–900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnuts but not the hickories in the same family.The 21 species...
s (see bazha). It is traditionally made with
poultryPoultry is the category of domesticated birds that people keep for the purpose of collecting their eggs, or killing for their meat and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as...
(
duckDuck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies listed in full in the Anatidae article; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered ducks...
or
chickenThe chicken is a domesticated fowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other bird...
); but variants using balls of ground meat,
ghormeh cut meat, fish, or no meat at all are not unusual. Depending on the cooking method, it can have sweet or sour taste. It is served with Persian white or yellow rice (called
polo or
chelo).
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