WHEN YOUR DISH NEEDS A KICK, HERE IS THE SAUCE FOR YOU!
Schug (Zhug) is a Middle Eastern Hot Sauce.
It's a spicy, garlicky, herby green sauce that adds a kick to anything you drizzle it over.
Seriously, a good sauce makes all the difference in taking a boring meal and making it into something special. Part of my weekly meal prep routine is always to make one or two sauces that I can use to spruce up grilled veggies, protein, or use as a dip for a light and easy snack.
This one ticks the boxes in regards to big flavor and nice spicy kick!
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Author: Riyana Rupani
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Schug (Zhug)
A delicious and spicy sauce to drizzle over anything that needs a good kick!
PREPARATION TIME: 5 MIN TOTAL TIME: 5 MIN
INGREDIENTS
- 4 red or green birds eye, or serrano, or other spicy pepper, coarsely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- 1/3 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add the chili and the garlic to the food processor and blend to break them up further.
- Next add the parsley, cilantro, lemon juice, and spices and pulse a few times to chop everything up.
- Open the food processor and scrape everything down.
- Close the machine and start it again With the machine running, pour the olive oil through the feeder tube to create an emulsion.
- The final sauce should still be a little chunky and have pieces of herbs in it.
- Store in an air tight container and serve with pita bread, sour cream or yogurt and grilled vegetables and meat.
NOTES:
If you don't like too much heat, you can deseed the chilis, reduces the number of chilis or replace them with a milder pepper.
