Editing Fesenjan

This is a Persian meat dish with pomegranates and nuts. Typically, people use walnuts but I used almonds and they were tasty. Goes well with [[Saffron Rice]]. It's a very tasty dish. 

=Ingredients=

* 2.5 cups walnuts meal (finely ground walnuts)
* 2 small onions, sliced thin 3
* 3 garlic cloves, minced 
* 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 
* 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 
* 2/3 cup pomegranate syrup of 4 cups pomegranate juice
* 2 1/2 cups stock or water 
* 2 tablespoons sugar 
* 1 tablespoon salt 
* 2 teaspoons pepper 
* 1 1/4 teaspoons saffron (optional) 
* 1-2 limes, 
* ~1lb seitan
* olive oil

=Preparation=

#Heat butter or oil over medium heat in a large Dutch oven. 
#Add onions and sauté until wilted and translucent. 
#Add garlic, cinnamon and nutmeg and sauté, stirring, for another 1-2 minutes. #Stir in walnuts, pomegranate syrup, stock, sugar, salt, pepper and saffron. I didn't add saffron here but had saffron rice instead.  
#Adjust sugar and salt to taste. 
#Bring to a low boil and simmer 1/2 hour. 
#Add chicken and simmer on low heat another 30-60 minutes. 
#Halfway through the cooking time, add the lime juice to taste. 
#The sauce will thicken and darken during this cooking time, and the oil will begin to render out of the walnuts. 
#Add water or stock if necessary to prevent the sauce from thickening too much and scorching. 
#Serve with plain white rice or saffron rice.