Butternut Squash and Plum Khoresh

Name: Butternut Squash and Plum Khoresh (Khoresh-e kaduhalvai-o alu)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3 pounds (1.35 kg) fresh butternut squash; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon turmeric; 1 pound (450 g) stew meat (lamb or beef), cut up, or 2 pounds/900 g) veal shanks, or 2 pounds/900 g chicken legs, cut up; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 1 pound (450 g) stew meat (lamb or beef), cut up, or 2 pounds/900 g) veal shanks, or 2 pounds/900 g chicken legs, cut up; 1 pound (450 g) stew meat (lamb or beef), cut up, or 2 pounds/900 g) veal shanks, or 2 pounds/900 g chicken legs, cut up; 1 pound (450 g) stew meat (lamb or beef), cut up, or 2 pounds/900 g) veal shanks, or 2 pounds/900 g chicken legs, cut up; 1 pound (450 g) stew meat (lamb or beef), cut up, or 2 pounds/900 g) veal shanks, or 2 pounds/900 g chicken legs, cut up; 6 tablespoons oil, butter, or ghee*; 2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced; 6 tablespoons oil, butter, or ghee*; 6 tablespoons oil, butter, or ghee*; 2 tablespoons brown sugar or grape molasses; 2 tablespoons brown sugar or grape molasses; ¼ teaspoon ground saffron dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water; ¼ cup fresh lime juice; 2 cups (300 g) dried golden plums (alu zard)* or pitted dried prunes; ¼ teaspoon ground saffron dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water

Khoresh-e kaduhalvai-o alu

Preparation info

Makes
6
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr 30

Appears in

Food of Life

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2011

About

Ingredients

6 tablespoons oil, butter, or ghee*
2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced
1

Asia
Iran
Main course
Gluten-free
Southeast Asia

Method

In a Dutch oven, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium heat and brown the onions and meat or chicken. Add salt, pepper, turmeric, and cinnamon, and sauté for 1 minute.
Pour in water—2½ cups/600ml for meat, 1½ cups/360ml for chicken. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 1¼ hours for meat or 30 minutes for chicken, stirring occasionally.
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