Chicken Chorba With Walnuts
- 13 cup walnut halves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 chicken thighs (3 oz each, skinless and bone-in)
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 12 teaspoons chopped fresh ginger
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 14 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 small pinch saffron thread
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- Toast the walnuts in a 350 degree oven for about 8 minutes until fragrant.
- Let cool.
- Slice the onion thinly and mince the garlic.
- Heat the oil in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat.
- Salt and pepper the chicken and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, about 8 minutes total.
- Transfer to a plate.
- Add the onion, garlic, and ginger to the skillet and cook over medium heat about 6 minutes, until onion is tender.
- Stir in the broth, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
- Add the cumin and safftron.
- Return the chicken and any juices that have accumulated on the plate to the skillet and bring to a simmer.
- Cover and cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
- Transfer the chicken to 4 shallow bowls.
- Season the broth with salt and pepper and spoon it over the chicken in the bowls.
- Serve sprinkled with the toasted walnuts and chopped cilantro.
walnut halves, olive oil, chicken, onion, garlic, fresh ginger, chicken broth, ground cumin, saffron thread, cilantro
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-chorba-with-walnuts-505590 (may not work)