Persian Stew With Everything You Can Imagine: A Complete Meal In One Pot

• 2-3 cups kamut (an ancient grain) or any cooked pasta of a shaped variety
• 4-6 cups variety of cooked dry beans and lentils
• 6 cups or more chicken stock
• 4-6 cups canned plum tomatoes, roughly chopped, plus juices
• 1 bag frozen pearl onions
• 1 pound frozen okra, pre-sliced or cut across into 1" pieces(after it has defrosted on the counter a few minutes)
• 1-2 pounds seared lamb and/or beef cubed kabobs, or meat balls
• leftover cooked vegetables (not broccoli, cauliflower, or peppers)
• 1 pound swiss chard, sliced across thinly
• 4 Persian dried limes*
• 2 cups each chopped dill, flat parsley, cilantro ( having been soaked and drained to remove dirt)
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 chopped garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon @ pimenton dulce or red Aleppo pepper,, ground allspice, dry thyme
• ~6 ounces tomato paste
• optional partial or whole box of cooked Zatarain's Red Beans and Rice
• kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• fresh lime juice

1. Add all to pot, stirring well and adding more stock and/or tomato if more liquid is needed. Bring to boil and leave on low simmer for 2 days. Many of the starches (notably the pasta) may break down over such a long cooking period, adding to the thickness and layered flavors of the soup. Many of the grain and pasta ingredients absorb ALOT of liquid, so you will likely need to add water before serving it.
2. * Persian Dried Limes can also be labelled Dried Lemons; they are a key Persian ingredient and I find them in local Armenian grocery stores. When i first used them, I was enthralled with the flavor difference that they made!

kamut, beans, chicken, tomatoes, onions, frozen okra, vegetables, swiss chard, dried limes, dill, bay leaves, garlic, tomato, partial, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, lime juice

Taken from food52.com/recipes/39840-persian-stew-with-everything-you-can-imagine-a-complete-meal-in-one-pot (may not work)