Re-Beats: Persian Stew Khoresh

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In light of the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi movement (Women, Life, Freedom) we are not broadcasting new content this week. Instead, we are “re-beating” an earlier episode about Khoresh (original episode #8).</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Co-hosts Bita and Beata talk about their favorite Persian stews which are served with rice - what’s in them, how to prepare them, short-cuts (Beats Cheats) and favorites. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is Persian Stew (khoresh or khoresht) and is it really a stew?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More of a hearty sauce made with delicious braised meat, vegetables, herbs, nuts, beans, and/or legumes served over a mound of rice.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Khoresh Gheymeh | Persian Split Pea Stew</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Gheymeh in English means to shop into small pieces (usually when referring to meat)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Split Peas in Farsi are called ‘lapeh’</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ingredients in Persian Yellow Split Pea stew:  meat of choice (traditionally beef or lamb), yellow split peas, tomato paste, limou amoni (sour dried lime) topped with French fries!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Beats Cheats:  using store-bought French fries, shoestring potatoes, or potato wedges cooked in the air fryer as the topping;  using ketchup substituted for tomato paste</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Khoresh Bademjoon (Bademjan) | Persian Eggplant Stew</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Strategies for cooking it - frying, broiling, air frying, or simmering the eggplant</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">