Fesenjan stew! A delicious Persian stew that has won everyone’s hearts and is a number one cuisine for important gatherings and parties such as weddings. Fesenjan stew is prepared from ground walnuts, pomegranate paste, and chicken or meatballs. Let me add, this stew is originally from the north of Iran and they used to cook it with duck. But nowadays, it is more common with chicken.
Although this stew needs hours on low heat to be cooked, when you learn the trick you can prepare it at home as delicious as the original one. In different parts of Iran, this stew is made in different ways. The original one is neither sour nor sweet, although one of the main ingredients is the pomegranate syrup. But in some places, it is sour so they add more pomegranate syrup. And some add a little sugar to make it completely sweet.