This sauce is particularly spicy and made from red peppers. It accompanies fish, vegetable and meat dishes.
Ingredients
- 100 g hot red peppers
- 20 g garlic
- 3 teaspoons ground coriander seeds
- 3 teaspoons ground cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or more)
Preparation
- Drain, trim, remove the seeds
- Soak the hot peppers in lukewarm water for approximately one hour.
- Finely chop the garlic.
- In a mixer or using a pestle and mortar, grind the peppers with the garlic and seasonings.
- Add the oil and continue to mix to obtain a smooth paste.
Homemade Harissa sauce can be kept for two weeks in the fridge or six months in the freezer.