Massoud Nasseri's Food Blog

Massoud Nasseri's Food Blog
Massoud Nasseri's Food Blog

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Celery Stew (Karafs)










 
Ingredients:

2 bunches to fresh celery
2 bunches of fresh chopped fresh parsley
2 pounds (about 1 kilogram) of stew meat with no fat & no skin
1 large onion
1/4 cup of corn oil
1 tablespoon of dried mint leaves
1 tablespoon of salt
 1 teaspoon of black pepper
1 tablespoon of tomato paste
1 tablespoon of turmeric
Juice of 2 limes (or 2 tablespoons of lime juice from the bottle)

How to make it:

Wash the celery sticks and chop into 1 inch pieces
Heat the oil in a pan (or Chinese wok)
Add the celery pieces a saute' until soft and golden
Add the chopped parsley and stir & saute'
Add the dried mint stir again for about 2 minutes, add oil if too dry
Set the vegetable mix aside
Chop the onion 
Heat the oil in a pot (or a pressure cooker)
Add the chopped onions to the oil and saute'
Add turmeric to the onions & stir
Add cubed meat, stir until  the meat is brown
Add salt/pepper/tomato paste
Add 2 cups of water and let the meat cook until tender but not mashed
Add the celery/parsley  to the meat stew
Add the lime juice
Mix lightly & leave the pot on low heat for about at least one hour

Serve with plain (fluffy basmati) rice

Enjoy!

 










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