Khoresh Karafs

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Make your first Persian stew or “khoresh”, an easy Persian celery Stew | Khoresh/t Karafs!  This healthy stew is a great dish to start with, including ingredients that are easy to find.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guess what, it’s home chef, Beata’s joon’s very first Persian dish she made herself!  For co-host Bita, she grew up eating it on regular rotation as a healthy choice, made with chicken.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What we like about it:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Readily available ingredients</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Easy to make</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Can easily make it vegetarian/vegan</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Basics of recipe:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Celery, onions, herbs (parsley and mint)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Fried onions with turmeric</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Add chopped fresh herbs and chopped celery</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Cook meat along side and add later</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recipe variations:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Artichoke version</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tomato sauce or tomato paste</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Meat of choice or vegetarian</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Addition of dried sour lemon, limoo omani or lemon