Saffron Red Lentil Soup
Split red lentil soup with toasted cumin and 25 saffron threads bloomed in warm water and added off the heat, ready in 45 minutes.
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Saffron Recipes
Field notes from a saffron house: how to tell real saffron from dyed, what Super Negin actually means, the Afghan tea ritual, and the dishes worth spending threads on — qabuli pulao, sholeh zard, sheer yakh. Start with the saffron ritual, check our lab results, or go straight to the crystal collection.
Saffron Chicken Soup
A clear chicken soup finished with 30 saffron threads bloomed in warm broth, built on browned bone-in thighs and a lazy simmer.
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A Mediterranean fish stew with fennel, leek and orange peel, built on 40 saffron threads split between the broth and the final stir.
Read article →Saffron Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp scampi with 30 saffron threads bloomed in warm water and folded into a cold-butter pan sauce, ready in about half an hour.
Read article →Saffron Roast Chicken
A whole roast chicken with 30 bloomed saffron threads in butter under the skin, finished with a saffron butter pan sauce.
Read article →Slow-Braised Saffron Lamb Shanks
Lamb shanks braised three hours with 40 saffron threads split across two infusions, one for colour and one for aroma.
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Saffron Biryani
Layered chicken biryani cooked on dum, with 30 saffron threads bloomed in warm milk and poured over the rice in stripes.
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Saffron Paella at Home
Valencian-style paella with 45 bloomed saffron threads, bomba rice in a thin layer and a socarrat you listen for.
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Saffron Risotto (Risotto alla Milanese)
Risotto alla Milanese with 50 saffron threads bloomed in warm broth, Carnaroli rice and a hard cold-butter finish.
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Saffron Butter Chicken
Butter chicken with saffron bloomed into the finishing cream instead of extra chilli, which lifts the sauce without making it sweeter.
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