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[Cyan]

Quarkhead mentioned starting a recipe thread a while back, but after typing out a long post, he lost it, so I decided to revive his thread, because it was a fabulous idea.

If anyone has yummy recipes, they should post them here.

As I've mentioned, one of my hobbies is corresponding with international penpals, and rather than trading material objects with them, I collect things like recipes and folktales. This recipe is from my good friend in Iran, and it is very good.


Ghormeh Sabzi (6 servings)

Ingredients

1.5 pounds boneless stewing lamb or beef (I prefer the lamb for this dish)
1 large onion, finely chopped
1/3 cup of cooking oil
1 teaspoon turmeric
1.5 cups water
1/2 cup dried limes or fresh lime juice
3/4 cup black-eyed peas or kidney beans
1 large potato, diced (optional)
salt
black pepper
1 cup green onions, finely chopped
1.5 cups spinach, finely chopped
1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped
1/4 cup coriander, finely chopped (optional)
1/4 cup fenugreek finely chopped (optional)

Directions

Trim meat and cut into 3/4 inch cubes. Fry onion over medium heat in half of the oil until golden. Add turmeric and fry for 2 more minutes. Increase heat, add meat cubes and stir over high heat until meat changes color and begins to turn brown. Reduce heat. Add water, black-eye or kidney beans, salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer gently for 1-1.5 hours hours until meat is tender. Time depends on type of meat used. Fry potatoes over high heat in the remaining oil until lightly browned. Add to sauce, leaving oil in the pan. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add prepared vegetables to frying pan and fry over medium heat until wilted. Add to sauce, then add dried limes or lime juice, cover and simmer for further 10-15 minutes. Adjust seasoning and serve with basmati rice.