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Khoresht Hulu Ba Morgh (Peach Stew with Chicken)
Aside from being an amazingly delicious fruit-based Persian stew, khoresht hulu ba morgh (peach stew) is a real easy and quick Persian stew to make, really. Try my vegan khoresht hulu for the vegetarians in your family or a meatless dinner.
Khoresht hulu ba morgh not only looks beautiful and tastes amazing, it’s a great way to sneak fruits into your savory dishes, especially if fruits are not a part of your daily diet.
Try to buy chicken tender for this recipe as it’s more tender and cooks faster. Chicken tender or tenderloin, is a strip of lean breast meat that runs on both sides of the breastbone right under the breast meat. If you can’t find them, just cut a boneless chicken breast lengthwise into ½-inch thick strips.
Heat 4 tablespoons oil in a medium-sized pot. Add chopped onions. Cook over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes or until slightly golden, stir occasionally to keep from burning. Add chicken tenders and spices.
Cook each side of the chicken tenders for about 3 to 4 minutes or until no longer pink.
Add hot water and saffron. Cook for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
While chicken is cooking, sauté peaches in 2 tablespoons oil for few minutes. I used white and yellow peaches for this recipe. Either one works.
Place the peaches atop the chicken tenders in the pot. Bring to a gentle simmer. Cover and cook over low heat for about 15 to 20 minutes or until peaches are tender. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
Transfer khoresht hulu ba morgh to a serving dish and garnish with chopped cilantro.
Serve over basmati polo. YUMMY!
Khoresht Hulu Ba Morgh (Peach Stew With Chicken)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 hour
Ready in: 1 hour 10 min
Yields: 4 serving
INGREDIENTS
6 medium peaches cut into wedges
6 tablespoons regular olive oil divided
1 large onion chopped
6 chicken tenders
1¼ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon advieh polo (rice seasoning)
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
1¼ cups hot water
pinch of ground saffron (optional)
1 tablespoon roughly chopped cilantro (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat 4 tablespoons oil in a medium pot. Add chopped onions. Cook over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes or until slightly golden, stir occasionally to keep from burning.
Add chicken tenders and seasonings, and cook each side for 3 to 4 minutes or until no longer pink. Stir in hot water and saffron. Cook for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
While chicken is cooking, sauté peaches in 2 tablespoons oil for few minutes.
Place the peaches atop the chicken tenders in the pot. Bring to a gentle simmer. Cover and cook over low heat for about 15 to 20 minutes or until peaches are tender.
Taste and adjust the seasoning. Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with cilantro.
Serve over basmati polo.
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Hi, I’ve been following all your recipes and really love them. I am not Persian but married to one and love to cook Persian food so much. Thanks for this website. In many recipes you use chicken tenders – can you please explain what kind of meat it is? The only chicken tenders I know are the breaded ones that you buy in the frozen section but I would like to use the type of chicken that you actually mean. Thanks.
Hi Sasha,
Thank you for following my recipes and leaving a feedback and you’re very welcome. I should have been more specific about chicken tender in my recipes. Chicken tender is the little strip of chicken meat that is attached to the underside of each chicken breast and can easily be pulled off with your hand. It’s the part of the breast that is usually kind of hanging when you lift the breast up (that is if they don’t remove it and sell it separately). I used it a lot in my recipes because it cooked quickly and stayed moist and was readily available at Costco. Since those recipes were written I have been using mostly chicken legs. So, any part of the chicken would work in my recipes. You just need to adjust the cooking time accordingly.
If you still like to try chicken tender but can’t find it at the stores, simply cut a boneless skinless chicken breast lengthwise into pieces about 1/2 inch thick.
Under Ingredients on my site, I will add a section explaining what chicken tender is so thank you for bringing it to my attention. I appreciate your comments. Have a great week and stay safe!
hi, thank you so much for clarifying and it explains why I wasn’t able to find chicken tenders in my grocery store. Chicken legs is a great suggestion/alternative. I love all your recipes and hope you will continue adding more as I have tried most of them by now. Even non-Persian recipes are lovely – we really enjoyed shrimp pasta primavera! Thanks for the blog and stay safe as well 🙂