Name: Jujube Khoresh (Khoresh-e anab)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 1 medium onion, sliced; 4 cups (960 ml) pomegranate juice; 3 tablespoons grape molasses; 1 cup (85 g) finely ground walnuts; ⅓ cup (30 g) yellow split peas; 2 tablespoons dried mint; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced; 2 tablespoons oil, butter, or ghee*; 1 teaspoon advieh (Persian spice mix)*; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon turmeric; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 1 medium onion, grated; 1 pound (450 g) ground meat (lamb, beef, or chicken)

Preparation info

Makes
6
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Food of Life

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2011

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Ingredients

Meatballs

1 pound (450 g) ground meat (lamb, beef, or chicken)
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Method

To make the meatballs: Knead together the meat, grated onion, salt, pepper, turmeric, advieh, and flour, and make hazelnut-sized meatballs.
In a Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat and brown the meatballs. Remove the meatballs from the pot and set aside. In the same pot, heat 2 tablespoons oil and brown the onion and garlic. Add the mint and wal