{"id":21626,"date":"2024-07-08T16:34:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T06:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/?p=21626"},"modified":"2024-08-12T14:30:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T04:30:42","slug":"winter-warmers-persian-spinach-stew-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/winter-warmers-persian-spinach-stew-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Warmers: Persian spinach stew&nbsp;recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019ve teamed up with Origin to create four delicious recipes this winter to help inspire you to dig out your slow cooker and whip up some tasty winter warmers. This week&#8217;s recipe, Persian spinach stew, is perfect for the winter season. It\u2019s warm, full of flavour and so easy to make in a slow cooker. Not only does the slow cooker make for the perfect method to tenderise the meat, resulting in meat that falls off the bone and develops a rich flavour, it&#8217;s also great for beginner chefs and energy efficient too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Makes 6 serves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you&#8217;ll need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5-7 pieces of lamb neck (or any other cut of meat you like)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 spring onions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup red kidney beans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 cup olive oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 cups of water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 bunches of parsley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 bunches of fresh spinach (or 450g of frozen spinach)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 dried limes (or the peel of 2 limes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 teaspoon turmeric<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 teaspoon cumin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tablespoon pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tablespoons salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To serve<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jasmine rice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/199\/Winter-Warmers-Persian-Stew-Blog-article-image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21853\" style=\"width:1048px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/199\/Winter-Warmers-Persian-Stew-Blog-article-image.png 800w, https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/199\/Winter-Warmers-Persian-Stew-Blog-article-image-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/199\/Winter-Warmers-Persian-Stew-Blog-article-image-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/199\/Winter-Warmers-Persian-Stew-Blog-article-image-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This Persian spinach stew makes for an easy, and hearty, weeknight dinner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong>Wash and roughly chop the parsley, spinach, spring onion roughly. Place in a slow cooker.<br><strong>2.<\/strong> Add the lamb neck, or any other cut of meat you like, and season with salt, pepper, turmeric and cumin. <br><strong>3.<\/strong> Add kidney beans, olive oil and water before topping with dried limes* or the peels of 2 limes. <br><strong>4. <\/strong>Turn the slow cooker on low for 5 hours. <br><strong>5.<\/strong> Once cooked served with the jasmine rice and enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*<\/strong>The preserved limes release a unique bitter\/sour flavour so the peel of fresh limes would work well as an alternative<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why use a slow cooker?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Slow cookers are the perfect life hack&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/smart-ways-to-save-this-winter\/\">during winter<\/a>. They\u2019re beginner chef friendly, you can cook both mains and desserts in them, and they\u2019re&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/how-to-save-energy-in-every-room\/\">energy efficient<\/a>. In fact, they use&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uswitch.com\/energy-efficiency\/energy-efficient-cooking\/#:~:text=just%20a%20little%20more%20energy%20than%20a%20traditional%20light%20bulb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a little more energy than a traditional light bulb<\/a>. So, you can have something slow cooking all day&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/how-to-balance-your-work-week\/\">while you work<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 saving your energy&nbsp;<em>and<\/em>&nbsp;energy at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Hoda for more recipe inspiration on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hoda_alzubaidi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@hoda_alzubaidi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/tag\/recipes\/\">More energy-efficient recipes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Persian spinach stew, is perfect for the winter season. 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