Tahchin

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Episode #30, co-hosts Bita and Beata explore different versions of a delicious Persian dish called “tahchin”.  Tahchin is a baked casserole dish most often made with chicken (in Farsi, “morgh”).  The duo also shares cooking and preparation techniques including short-cuts for midweek, modern versions, plating and garnishing techniques for special meals, and various options for filling the center layers of this dish.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is tahchin?</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A crispy baked, layered rice dish (most often made with chicken/morgh), yogurt, eggs, and spices</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Note, “tahdig” is the crispy bottom of the pot delicacy in Persian cuisine and is literally translated as “the bottom of the pot”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“Tahchin” can be literally translated as coming from the bottom of the dish and layered (or arranged)</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Versions</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Traditional (most commonly made with chicken/morgh)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Khoresh (hearty Persian stew) stuffed with for example ghormeh sabzi</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stuffed or layered with eggplant </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stuffed with veggies</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Modern - prepared in muffin tins for mini crispy rice cakes - great for individualized servings, portion control, and Covid friendly events</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Beats cheats - be su