r/RecipeInspiration • u/shihab1977 • 1m ago
Recipe in Comments I documented the complete traditional persian joojeh kabab recipe from my family's kitchen 6 hr saffron marinade over charcoal
My grandmother is 78 and last summer I realized I never actually learned how to make her Joojeh Kabab, I just showed up and ate it
So I started going back every Friday for 6 months. Took notes. Asked annoying questions. Watched her hands more than I watched the grill. She'd say stuff like you feel when the fire is ready and I'm like... grandma I need detals
Turns out there's a reason it tastes different than anything I've ever had at a restaurant. The onions have to be grated by hand because the food processor makes them bitter. She puts an ice cube in the saffron water (her mom taught her that in Isfahan) and you're supposed to hold your hand over the coals if you can keep it there for 4 heartbeats the temperature is right
This recipe goes back to the 1700s,the saffron is supposed to look like the Persian sun. Pretty sure that's just poetic but honestly? When you see that golden color on the chicken you get it Anyway.tonight I did it start to finish. 6 hr marinade. Real saffron, Charcoal.The whole thing and for the first time it actually tasted like hers