Zhug
This Yemeni/Somali hot sauce goes great on most things, including rice, fritters and in conjunction with hummus.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time5 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Somali, Yemeni
Keyword: hot sauce, sauce
Servings: 4 people
Author: Wheeler Cowperthwaite
Cost: $5
- 10-20 hot peppers (jalapeno) rinsed and chopped (de-seed if heat is an issue)
- 1-3 bunches of cilantro washed and chopped
- 3-6 garlic cloves chopped
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom or seeds from 6 cardamom pods crushed
- ¼ teaspoon ground coriander (cilantro seeds)
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tbsp lime juice more to taste
- ¼ to ½ cup lemon juice more or less to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 cup Chopped mint optional
Chop the cilantro, peppers and garlic.
Put all the ingredients, sans salt, in a food processor or blender. Blend until it reaches desired consistency.
Add a small amount of salt, to taste.