Tas Kabab | Persian Lamb and Vegetables Stew
Tas Kabab, which is called “Persian Lamb and Vegetables Stew” in English, is a traditional dish cooked in eastern countries especially in Iran.
Follow the instructions below and please yourself by this tasteful dish.
Tas Kabab | Persian Lamb and Vegetables Stew
Tas Kabab, which is called "Persian Lamb and Vegetables Stew" in English, is a traditional dish cooked in eastern countries especially in Iran. When the Quinces were ripe and ready to be eaten, people used to make a stew-like dish with this fruit! The combination of cooked meat and cooked quinces can cause an increase in their properties. Gradually, other ingredients got added to this dish, making this dish much tastier.
Ingredients
- 2 quinces
- 3 onions
- 3 carrots
- 250 grams mutton and fat tail or 500 grams chicken
- 2 potatoes
- 7 (or more) prunes (depending on your taste and preference)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tomatoes
- salt, pepper and turmeric as much as required
Instructions
- First of all, chop an onion in rings. They shouldn’t be thin, about 1 cm wide. Cover the bottom of the pot with the fat tail, and put the other ingredients (except for the prunes) on top of that in layers. The potato must be put on the top layer and the tomato must be on top of that. Sprinkle the ingredients with some salt, pepper and turmeric. Water and oil are not needed at this stage. Leave the pot on the flame of the gas burner. The fat tail will gradually melt and provide the required fat.
- After about 15 minutes, the juice inside the ingredients will emerge out of it. At this point add 2 glasses of warm water and 2 tablespoons of tomato paste. In order for the ingredients to cook, the pot must be covered with its lid and left on the flame of the gas burner. After about 30 minutes add the prunes, the dish needs 30 more minutes to cook completely.
Serving Tas Kabab
- This easy-to-cook this is serves with Sangak Bread and Sabzi Khordan.
Tips You Need To Consider For a Better Tas Kabab
- Remember to add the potatoes after all the ingredients are added, you may ask why, the reason is that the potato flesh is softer that the others and much easier to be cooked, so it might smash.
- Garlic has numerous health benefits. Remember to use this fantastic ingredient as it can boost the taste and fragrant alongside the benefits of the stew.
- You can use different kinds of meat for Tas Kabab. It can be red meat or poultry or whatever you feel okay with.
- If you want to make your Tas Kabab more delicious and tastier, you can add fresh lime juice or sour grape juice for the better taste. Be careful not to add too much of them as they can turn the dominant taste.
