Niggers and Niggettes, my Persian Chicken Fesenjan was an absolute success. The chicken thigh was excellently browned and after the full cook time it was almost melting in the mouth. The onions were saute'd to golden perfection, and the sauce.....jesus fucking christ the
sauce....
For those who dont know, this dish has a sauce based on ground toasted walnuts and pomegranate, usually in the form of pomegranate molasses, along with tumeric and cinnamon and nutmeg and if done correctly results in an insanely rich sauce that is sweet and sour and nutty and spicy in all the best ways.
Its so damn delicious it easily makes one forget that it looks straight up identical to diarrhoea
If any yall want to try it, here is the recipe I used and stuck pretty close to
However because I am an absolute food fucking heretic I decided after the initial serving to come up with another of my patented "throw a whole bunch of shit together that was never designed to go together and see if it works" dishes, and in doing so I came up with the one true Anti-Curry
THE GENGHIS KHAN
1. Get your favourite bowl. Layer the bottom with some
chinese style rice, nothing too fancy
2. Upon this place as much
korean kimchi as you can manage. the spicier the better
3. Now ladle on your
persian fesenjan, mix together if you so desire
4. Serve with some freshly baked
polish sourdough bread on the side
5. Accompany the meal with some
russian style kefir to take the edge off the kimchi spice if needed
6. OPTIONAL: Play
Mongolian throat singing at max volume while you dine.
Since I had all these bits and pieces around me while making the fesenjan I decided to combine them and let me tell you.......it actually kinda fuckin worked.
The spiciness of the kimchi made the fesenjan taste closer to an indian style curry, but the walnut/pomegranate taste of the sauce was still easily the main star of the show, and if anything the kimchi seasonings and sourness married extremely well with the taste. The leftover fried rice I used worked quite nicely, but to be honest any mild seasoned rice could have worked just as well, and having a hearty wedge of rye sourdough on the side was perfect for mopping up the sauce once the chicken was gone. The kefir was extremely optional, but honestly having a nice creamy sour drink with such a dish worked pretty damn well, especially given I was using my spicier kimchi for the meal.