Menu
EugeneThePanda.com
  • Brick Panda
  • Traveling Panda
  • Hungry Panda
  • Me Panda
  • About The Panda
EugeneThePanda.com

GHORMEH SABZI – PERSIAN HERB STEW

Posted on November 2, 2020November 5, 2020

Ghormeh Sabzi is an incredibly delicious Persian stew that is served over steamed basmati rice. It has tender cooked meat in intensely fragrant, rich and lemon herb gravy along with kidney Popularly known as the national dish of Iran, this stew is packed with protein and fiber.

Ghormeh Sabzi, has garnered the reputation of being one of the most beloved Persian stews. Call it the “King of Persian Stews” or the “National dish” – no Persian restaurant menu or buffet is ever complete without this well deserved star item.

The three key flavor elements for ghormeh sabzi are: roasting of herbs, fenugreek, dried limes. In Persian, ghormeh means “fried” and sabzi means “herbs”.

  • MEAT:
    • Ghormeh Sabzi is traditionally prepared with lamb, beef or veal. I like to cook this Persian herb stew with bone in meat as it is more flavorful.
    • Variation: Try this addictive stew with chicken or fish adjusting cooking time and water. Add chicken in the last hour and fish in the last 30 minutes. Lower amount of water to half.
    • Check out my tips below for making it vegetarian or vegan.
  • HERBS:
    • It requires parsley, cilantro, fenugreek and green onions. That is LOT of herbs. Check below how to use dried herbs for this stew.
    • A key step for making Ghormeh sabzi is the slow roasting of herbs, that results in a magical aroma that will lovingly wrap you. An essential herb is the Fenugreek, and like most recipes that use this herb, the dish tastes even better the next day.
    • In Persian, Fenugreek is known as Shanbalileh. This herb is widely used in Indian cooking as well and available as fresh, frozen or dried in Indian stores. Check in Persian or middle eastern stores too.
  • BEANS:
    • It is most common to use the kidney beans. I prefer to use the dried beans soaked overnight, but you can try canned too.
    • Less commonly used beans for ghormeh sabzi are pinto beans and black eyed peas.
    • I personally love the red beans with the green herb stew. You eat with your eyes too 🙂
  • DRIED LIMES:
    • This is so important for the taste of ghormeh sabzi. You can find these at Persian or middle eastern stores or online. I have even been able to dry lime or lemon slices in my dehydrator. But go for dried limes as they are fairly easy to get.
    • Dried limes are pierced and added to the stew, gently releasing the juices and aroma while simmering. Persian dried lime powder or fresh lime/lemon juice may also be added.
Sold at North Park Grocery

Sources:

https://www.thedeliciouscrescent.com/persian-fresh-herb-stew-with-meat-and-kidney-beans/

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Categories

  • Food
    • Food Asia
    • Food Beverage
    • Food Dessert
    • Food Favorite
    • Food Home Cooking
    • Food Irvine
    • Food Las Vegas
    • Food Los Angeles
    • Food Michelin
    • Food Presentation
    • Food Recipes
    • Food San Diego
    • Food Science
    • Food Taiwan
    • Food Unique
    • Food Vegetarian
    • Food World
  • Home
    • Bed & Bath
    • Designer
    • Garden
    • Home
    • Home Improvement
    • Kitchen
    • Office
    • Product Review
  • Me
    • Art
    • Auto
    • Buddhism
    • Cartoon
    • Chinese
    • Family
    • Finance
    • Health
    • History
    • Humor
    • Lego
    • Movie
    • Music
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • San Diego
    • Taiwan
    • Technology
    • Values
  • Travel
    • Austria
    • Bahamas
    • California
    • China
    • Czech Republic
    • England
    • France
    • Germany
    • Greece
    • Haiti
    • Hungary
    • India
    • Italy
    • Jamaica
    • Japan
    • Malaysia
    • Mexico
    • Nepal
    • South Korea
    • Taiwan
    • USA
  • Uncategorized

Tags

2012 Italy 2012 London 2012 Paris 2013 Taiwan 2015 Colorado 2015 Cruise 2015 Nebraska Christmas 2015 Southwest 2015 Yosemite 2016 Malaysia 2016 Seattle 2016 Taiwan 2017 Atlanta 2017 Canyon 2017 Desert 2017 Europe Christmas 2017 Washington DC 2018 Hong Kong 2018 India 2018 Jiang Nan 2018 Nebraska 2018 New York City 2018 Seoul 2018 Taiwan 2018 Washington DC 2018 Yunnan 2019 Greece 2020 Taiwan 2021 Las Vegas 2022 Caribbean Cruise 2023 Kyoto Osaka 2023 Taiwan

Archives

  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • April 2019

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
©2025 EugeneThePanda.com | WordPress Theme by Superb WordPress Themes