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Instant Pot Ghormeh Sabzi | Persian Herb Stew

December 11, 2020

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This past weekend I shared what we were having for dinner on Instagram stories. I made ghormeh sabzi in the instant pot, and so many people went crazy over it and were requesting a recipe. I mentioned in stories how I was scared to share how I make my ghormeh sabzi for fear of being banished from the Persian community. Lol! You guys, I make my ghormeh sabzi with dried herbs. Please don’t shoot me. I mean, it’s got to be a thing if they sell the dried herb mix for ghormeh sabzi, right!? So here I am sacrificing myself with an instant pot ghormeh sabzi recipe with dried herbs.

It should be noted that traditional ghormeh sabzi is made with fresh herbs, parsley, scallions, cilantro, and fenugreek. I have never in all my life used fresh herbs. Unlike dried herbs with fresh herbs, you have to trim, wash, chop (by hand), and then fry all those herbs. Clearly, I’m not interested in spending my time doing all that when there is a quicker way, and to me, it tastes just as good. Moreover, my husband says it tastes better and what the hubby and kiddos enjoy is what goes.

One day I decided to give it a go in the instant pot, and woohoo, it came out perfectly. Undoubtedly saving me even more time! If you’re ready to join the dark side and give dried herbs a go, you can find the recipe below. Now, if you insist on using fresh herbs, I don’t see why you couldn’t prep and fry your herbs separately and add them to the instant pot and cut your cooking time in half.

What You Need

First and foremost, there are a few ingredients that you’ll only be able to find in Middle Eastern specialty stores. If you don’t have one locally, I was able to find them online. I’ve linked them above. Also, ghormeh sabzi is best served over a bed of long-grain rice. You can find a how-to make Persian rice video here on the site as well.

In typical Noosha fashion, I don’t own an actual Instant Pot. I seem to always go against the norm. Such a rebel I am, lol! Anyway, this is the one I use, and I love it! All you need is an electric pressure cooker. It doesn’t matter which brand.

Recipe

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Instant Pot Ghormeh Sabzi

Author www.lifebynoosha.com

Ingredients

  • ½ cup oil
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 1.5 pounds stew meat
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp turmeric
  • 4 cups dried ghormeh sabzi herb mix
  • ¾ cup dry red kidney beans
  • 3 whole dried persian limes (sub ¼ cup fresh lime juice)
  • 4 cups water

Instructions

  1. Set Instant Pot to saute

  2. Heat oil

  3. Add onions and saute until golden brown

  4. Add meat and brown

  5. Add salt, black pepper, and turmeric

  6. Saute for about 2 minutes

  7. Stir in dried ghormeh sabzi herb mix

  8. Add red kidney beans and dried limes

  9. Add water and stir

  10. Cover and set Instant Pot on high for 1 hour

  11. Quick release pressure

  12. Serve over a long grain rice

Recipe Notes

Dried ghormeh sabzi herb mix, dried Persian limes, and turmeric can be found at local Middle Eastern specialty stores. If you don't have a Middle Eastern specialty store close by these items can also be found online.

Whew! What a week it has been! Anyone else? The week started horribly, and we couldn’t seem to reel it back in. Consequently, I’m looking forward to some quality family time this weekend to hopefully reconnect with my boys and start fresh next week, the final week before winter break. Insert this mama doing a little dance here. Lol!

As always, thank you so much for stopping by, and I hope you give this instant pot ghormeh sabzi recipe a try! If you do, I would love to see! Please tag me on any social media platform. You can find me at @lifebynoosha. If you enjoyed this post or found it helpful, please take a moment to like and share. I also hope you’ll consider subscribing before you leave.  I’d love to hear if you have ever tried Persian food and which dish is your favorite. Comment down below.

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  1. Jodi Siebert

    December 12, 2020 at 4:45 am

    Sounds delish!!

    1. Noosha

      December 12, 2020 at 9:00 am

      Thank you Jodi! 💞

      1. Ryan Vistro

        July 21, 2021 at 3:57 pm

        Did you use that whole 5 oz package of dried herbs? Or did u measure out 4 cups from it?

        1. Life by Noosha

          July 21, 2021 at 4:00 pm

          Hi Ryan, I measure out 4 cups from it 😊

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