User:Cultural sec/Āsh Jūshpare

Āsh Jūshpare (آش جوش پره) is a type of Āsh (Iranian thick soup/stew), commonly cooked in Khorasan, Gonabad, Ferdous and Sabzebar provinces in Iran.

Historian Bayhaqi (-1077) mentioned about Āsh Jūshpare in his book "Tarikh-i Bayhaqi".

Āsh Jūshpare is one of the oldest āsh, but since it takes a lot of time for preparation, it is not commonly eaten now. It is rather a dish of hospitality, which people eat on the occasion of gatherings or festivals. Traditional guest house restaurant serves Āsh Jūshpare as local specialty.

Ingredients
Aush is typically made with a variation of ingredients but may include; flat wheat noodles, turmeric, vegetables (broccoli, carrots, onion, celery, spinach, garlic, jalapeño), legumes (chickpeas, kidney beans), herbs (dill, mint, coriander, minced cilantro), yogurt and ground lamb, beef or chicken.

How to cook
First, knead flour with water to make a dough. Broaden small piece of the dough to make a thin leaf shape, and put chopped stir-fried onions, pre-cooked lentils and peas, spices, and more recently meat and walnuts on top. Wrap it in the shape of triangle or quadrangle so that it does not open. This is called Jūshpare (similar to samosa or dumplings or ravioli). Then put this Jūshpare in āsh, simmer it well, and then add a little powdered cashk (dried fermented milk).

In recent days, Jūshpare is often served by fried in oil.

in Persian the cook is called "AushPaz" "Paz"  means " cooking " for "kitchen" they says  "Aush Paz Khaneh". this shows that Aush is very important in the Persian cousin.

Depending on the type of aush, it could contain different types of grain, legumes (chick peas, black-eye beans, lentils), vegetables, tomato, turnips (Aush-e-Shalqham), herbs (parsley, spinach, dill, spring onion ends, coriander, dried mint), onions, oil, meat, garlic, reshteh (in Ash Reshteh) and spices, such as salt, pepper, turmeric, saffron, etc.

Aush can be considered a full meal or a first course. Aush can often be bought in Persian stores canned, as dried mixes or frozen.

Ash in Iranian cuisine
There are more than 50 types of thick soup (āsh) in Iranian cooking, ash reshteh being one of the more popular types. Some other well known āsh include ash-e anar (pomegranate stew), ash-e-jo (barley stew), ash-e doogh, ash-e sak (spinach stew), ash-e torsh (beet/pickle stew). The Iranian variation of aush often is topped with a garnish (na’na dagh) of fried mint oil, garlic chips, and/or shallot chips. ====                      First,  knead flour with water to make a  dough. Broaden small piece of the dough to make a thin leaf shape, and put chopped stir-fried onions, pre-cooked lentils and peas, spices, and more recently meat and walnuts on top. Wrap it in the shape of triangle or quadrangle so that it does not open. This is called Jūshpare (similar to samosa or dumplings or ravioli). Then put this Jūshpare in boiling water, simmer it well, fter 35 minuts it is ready and then add a little powdered cashk (dried fermented milk) befor eatings. In recent days, rarely  Jūshpare is  served also by fried in oil. ==See also==


 * Ash-e anar
 * Ash reshteh
 * Keledoş
 * List of soups

Reference

 * http://parssea.org/?p=8857

Category:Soups Category:Iranian cuisine