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Fesenjam (pomegranate-walnut chicken)

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Ingredients:
4 Chicken breasts, boneless
-up to 6
1 Onion, medium
-finely diced
1 dashOil
1 Lemon juice
-2 T. or so)
-pepper to taste
-salt to taste, opt
1 cupChicken stock
1/4 cupPomegranate molasses*
1/3 cupWalnuts, finely ground
-up to ?cup
Procedures:
1Saute the onion in the oil till transparent, then brown the chicken breasts.
2Add lemon juice, pepper, (salt) and chicken stock.
3Simmer 15 minutes.
4Add pomegranate molasses and walnuts.
5Simmer another 45 minutes.
6Serve with or over rice.
7*pomegranate molasses is available at any middle eastern food store.
8If you have difficulty finding it, you can substitute pomegranate juice or grenadine syrup.
9There is one persian recipe i can remember off the top of my head.
10I modified this recipe to reduce the fat content and use boneless chicken breast instead of a whole duck or cut up chicken