Quince Stew (يخنة السفرجل او السفرجلية)

Name: Quince Stew (يخنة السفرجل او السفرجلية)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 1 kg of Lamb Shank, boneless cut into large chunks; 5 cups of fresh pomegranate juice.; 700 grams of Quince (سفرجل) peeled, cut into medium sized cubes, and soaked in water.; 3 tbsp of crushed garlic.; 5 cups of fresh tomato juice.; 2 tbsp of dried mint.; 2 tbsp of sugar.; 1/4 cup of tomato paste.; 1 tsp of salt.; 2 bay leaves.; 1 cinnamon stick.; 3 cardamom pods.; Cooked rice for serving.

6 steps

Prep:1hCook:1h 30min

Safarjaliyeh is one of the specialties of the Syrian city of Aleppo. It is one of the most popular dishes for parties and banquets. It’s a combination of Sweet & Sour in one dish.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:46:08 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories365.1 kcal (18%)

Total Fat13.7 g (20%)

Carbs43.1 g (17%)

Sugars27.8 g (31%)

Protein19.9 g (40%)

Sodium382.8 mg (19%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1kgLamb Shank

boneless cut into large chunks

5 cupsfresh pomegranate juice

700 gramsQuince

سفرجل, peeled, cut into medium sized cubes, and soaked in water

3 Tbspgarlic

crushed

5 cupsfresh tomato juice

2 Tbspdried mint

2 Tbspsugar

¼ cuptomato paste

1 tspsalt

Instructions

Step 1

Put the lamb shanks in a saucepan with little veg oil to sauté it until it turns brown.

Step 2

Add 2 cups of water, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cardamom and bring it to boil and let it simmer for 30 minutes on low heat.

Step 3

Remove the bay leaves, cinnamon stick, and cardamom.

Step 4

Add pomegranate juice, tomato juice, mint, garlic, tomato paste, salt and sugar, and leave the ingredients on the stove until it boils for about 20 minutes, then reduce the heat under the saucepan, let the ingredients simmer on low heat until the meat is completely cooked about 1 hour or a bit more.

Step 5

Add the quince to the ingredients 10 minutes before removing the pot from the stove and leave it to simmer for an additional 10 minutes until it is done, and adjust the seasoning as desired.

Step 6

Serve the dish with the cooked rice.