Comments on: Khoresh Karafs: Persian Celery Stew

By: theresa

theresa — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:29:54 +0000

OK after comparing with both the Food of Life and New Food of Life cookbooks, I decided to give your recipe for this dish a go… oh, wow was I ambly rewarded or what! So delicious, so amazing.

I didn’t have pomegranate paste this time and to be honest I was little miffed by your limou omani comment [bitter?! pah! personally, I adore those unassuming black blobs of tangy goodness] but I stuck with your lime zest etc… THIS KHORESH IS AMAZING! I am looking forward to wowing my friends with it next. But having consuming just shy of a kilo of beef in a shockingly short space of time, I probably ought to wait a bit… meanwhile I look forward to discovering loads of other culinary gems on your website.

I guess we can be thankful that Iranian food generally lacks in the kerb appeal dept. More for the rest of us who know better!

PS I have stuck a hard copy of YOUR Khoresh Karafs recipe in my Food of Life cookbook. [big compliment, i treasure this persian cookbook!]

By: heatherkay

heatherkay — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:04:58 +0000

I did make it and it was good, but a little thin, if that makes sense. I broke my own cardinal rule for stew — “Put a bone in it.” Next time, I’ll throw a couple of bones in it and maybe use beef broth for the water.

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:01:45 +0000

Heatherkay – you can add it at any time, but I would suggest closer to the end of the cooking when the stew is thicker because then you can monitor how much you add and do it to taste. Did you make this stew? If so, please let us know what you thought (good or bad!!).

By: Heatherkay

Heatherkay — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:53:53 +0000

I read this a couple times but on a tiny screen, so I may have missed this. When do you add the pomegranate molasses? With the braising liquid or with the herbs and lime juice? I opted for the latter but curious I that’s how you did it.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:51:58 +0000

So I came across this online cooking show filmed down here in little ol’ Austin TX and thought you guys would enjoy! http://hilahcooking.com

By: Ivy

Ivy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:19:05 +0000

I am not really fond of beef and I would rather cook it with pork as all the other ingredients sound delicious in this stew.

By: _ts of [eatingclub] vancouver

_ts of [eatingclub] vancouver — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:54:25 +0000

Ooooh, so cool and interesting! Must try this.

By: lo

lo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:38:51 +0000

Ah, the humble and much-maligned celery!! Always a pleasure to see it featured in a dish… since it seems it’s always a very pleasant surprise.

Yum.

By: Umme Kulsum

Umme Kulsum — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:18:26 +0000

I wish I had a Persian friend. I quite desperately look out for people of different places
Try to talk to them, be nice so that they share with me there recipes of there region. How mean
is that? but its true!! You can never get a better recipe than from a home cook !

oh and that is such a lovely recipe ! I will never post a green fish recipe because it looks ugly
but tastes out of the world but no it still looks ugly.You did such a great job with yours .

And TINA!! I keep all my favourite food for last so that end of the meal I have the best flavor to
carry in mind as a meal!