dinner · gluten-free
Zereshk polo ba morgh
Persian saffron rice jeweled with tart barberries and pistachios, served with saffron-braised chicken.
- Time
- 120min
- Steps
- 5
Ingredients
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Contains milk and tree nuts.
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Method
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1
Brown chicken with onion and turmeric, add tomato, some of the saffron water, salt and 240 ml water; braise 45 minutes until the chicken reaches 74°C (165°F).
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2
Parboil rice 6 minutes, drain; steam in a buttered pot covered with a towel-wrapped lid 45 minutes.
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3
Sauté barberries briefly in butter with sugar (don't burn).
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4
Mix some rice with saffron water.
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5
Serve white rice topped with saffron rice, barberries and nuts, with the chicken.
