Worldwide Food Tour – Iran
Iranian Vegetable Stew – I’m a big fan of Ottolenghi and I’ve made quite a few of his recipes in the past. I was thumbing through one of his cookbooks and saw this really tasty stew and noted it was an Iranian recipe. Perfect! I’ll make a delicious vegetarian dish and satisfy one of my goals. The methodology was interesting – you start it in a pot then transfer it to a roasting pan in the oven to reduce the liquid and caramelize some of the vegetables. I made a few mistakes however – I cut the vegetables too large and they cooked unevenly – and I had the pan too low so it didn’t brown as much as it should have. That being said, the flavor was great and I’d make this again remedying those two issues.