Title: Joojeh Anor (Chicken Stuffed with Pomegranate
Categories: Poultry Israel Jewish Persian
Yield: 4 Servings

2	tb	Corn oil
1		(1-1/2 lbs) young chicken or Cornish game hen
1	md	(1/2 c) onion, chopped
3	tb	Fresh pomegranate seeds
3	tb	Raw rice, cooked in water for 5 mins & drained
1/2	ts	Salt
1/8	ts	Pepper
1	tb	Lemon juice
2	tb	Water

This is a Jewish recipe using fresh red seeds of pomegranate. The simple stuffing has a light fruity flavor.

1. Heat oil in a pan & brown chicken on a sides over moderate heat for 5 mins. Remove chicken.

2. In same pan, stir-fry onion for 3 mins, or until golden. Remove onion & mix it w/pomegranate seeds, rice, salt, & pepper, & use this to stuff chicken. It is not necessary to sew it up. Put chicken back into same pan, mix lemon juice w/water, & pour it around over chicken. Cover the pan & bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 45 mins. Baste now & then w/juices. Serve warm. Serves 4 w/other dishes.

Recipe: "Sephardic Cooking" by Copeland Mark -- 600 Recipes Created in Exotic Sephardic Kitchens from Morocco to India -- C 1992 Published by Donald I. Fine, Inc., New York, N.Y. D. Pileggi

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