COOK'S INSTINCT by @anthonyshock

COOK'S INSTINCT by @anthonyshock

Persian Saffron Chicken (مرغ زعفرانی)

This refreshingly simple Persian chicken dish combines chicken, caramelised onions and saffron to make a hearty weeknight dinner.

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Anthony O'Shaughnessy
Apr 18, 2026
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This dish is one of the simplest shortcuts to Persian flavour, as well as framing one of Iran’s finest items of produce: saffron. Worth more than its weight in gold, saffron is a labour of love, harv…

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