Name: Apple Khoresh (Khoresh-e sib)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 3 tablespoons brown sugar or grape molasses; 1 pound (450 g) stew meat (lamb, veal, or beef), or boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2-inch cubes, or 2 pounds/900 g chicken legs, cut up; 1 teaspoon sea salt; ½ teaspoon ground saffron dissolved in 2 tablespoons rose water; 5 tart cooking apples; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper; ½ teaspoon turmeric; 2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced; 6 tablespoons oil, butter or ghee*; 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ⅓ cup (70 g) yellow split peas