Chicken Chorba With Walnuts

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup walnut halves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 chicken thighs (3 oz each, skinless and bone-in)
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh ginger
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 small pinch saffron thread
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Recipe

• 1 toast the walnuts in a 350 degree oven for about 8 minutes until fragrant. let cool.
• 2 slice the onion thinly and mince the garlic.
• 3 heat the oil in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. salt and pepper the chicken and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, about 8 minutes total. transfer to a plate.
• 4 add the onion, garlic, and ginger to the skillet and cook over medium heat about 6 minutes, until onion is tender. stir in the broth, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. add the cumin and safftron.
• 5 return the chicken and any juices that have accumulated on the plate to the skillet and bring to a simmer. cover and cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. transfer the chicken to 4 shallow bowls. season the broth with salt and pepper and spoon it over the chicken in the bowls.
• 6 serve sprinkled with the toasted walnuts and chopped cilantro.