Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Shrimp & Rice (Maygoo Polo)

 You need:
1 pound raw raw shrimp cleaned and cut in half
 Chopped onions & garlic
 Melted butter & olive oil mixed
 Chopped bell pepper
 Melted crushed saffron
 One can of of tomato peeled and tiny chopped or crushed, add salt & pepper
 saute' onions & garlic and add shrimp and bell peppers for 5-6 minutes on high heath
 Add rice and mix with 2 cups of water and 2 tablespoon of red wine and let cook until the rice is soft
Serve with toasted garlic bread 

Enjoy!

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Persian Saffron Chicken Steaks


 Marinate chicken breast steaks that are thin sliced in saffron/turmeric/lemon juice & olive oil with a dash of of salt and pepper for over 4 hours and grill 3 minutes on each side
 Brush with melted butter and lemon juice before serving

 Serve with rice
Enjoy......

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Rice soup with lemon (Soup berenj torsh)


 Boil fat/short grain rice in the soup base (2 cups of rice and 2 cups of  chicken broth and a little water)
Add salt & pepper
Beat 3 eggs 
 Add fresh lemon juice, about 2 table spoon

 Add 2 tea spoon of butter of butter substitute
 Let stand on low heat for 20 minutes until thick and creamy
 Add the egg/lemon mixture to the soup
 (the trick is to make both mixtures the same temperature when mixing so egg don't be scrambled, add a few spoonful of the soup to the eggs slowly then add the eggs to the rice and broth)
Serve with lemon zest topping & crusty bread
Enjoy!