Qormeh sabzi

"Qormeh sabzi" (PerB|قرمه سبزی) or "khoresht-e-sabsi" (PerB|خورشت سبزی) is an Iranian stew. It is an important element of Persian cuisine, often said to be the Iranian "national dish".

The main ingredients are a mixture of sauteed herbs, consisting mainly of parsley, leek, and a smaller amount of fenugreek leaves. The herb mixture has many variations; spinach and coriander may be added. This mixture is cooked with kidney beans, green onions, chives, dried limes, and lamb or veal meat. Traditional Tabrizi qormeh sabzi is almost always cooked with lamb and uses black-eye beans ("Lobiay-e-Cheshm-bolboli" PerB|لوبیای چشم بلبلی) in place of kidney beans. It is then served with "polow" (Persian rice).

Some prefer to leave out the fenugreek, while most people consider it to be an essential ingredient. The Shirazi version substitutes potatoes for the beans.

"Ghormeh" (and "gheimeh") may refer to diced meat. "Sabzi" means green and also describes various green herbs.

External links

* [http://www.farhangsara.com/ghormeh-sabzi.html Ghormeh Sabzi recipe and picture]
* [http://www.persiancity.com/recipes/recipe.asp?ID=64 Ghorme Sabzi (Ghormeh Sabzi ) Recipe]
* [http://www.gastronomie-sf.com/2005/02/ghormeh_sabzi_o.html Ghorme Sabzi recipe]
* [http://www.irantour.org/Iran/food/Khoresh.html Iranian Stews (Khoresh)]