Jurjāniyya (Pomegranate-and-Walnut Meat Stew)

Ingredients

• meat
• salt
• onion
• dried coriander
• pepper
• ginger
• cinnamon
• walnuts
• pomegranate seeds
• black raisins
• vinegar
• sweet almonds
• sugar
• jujube
• rosewater

Instructions

1. Cut meat into medium pieces, leave in the pot with water to cover and a little salt; cut onion fine.
2. At the boil, set onion on top with dried coriander, pepper, ginger, and cinnamon finely pounded; optionally add peeled walnuts cut medium. Stir until cooked.
3. Pound sour pomegranate seeds and black raisins in equal parts, rub with water, strain, and add with a little vinegar.
4. Enrich with peeled almonds pounded fine; when boiling and near done, sweeten with a little sugar.
5. Throw a handful of jujube on top, sprinkle rosewater, cover until settled, and remove.