Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Oleana Spicy Zhug - Hot Chile Sauce ; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber

Saturday, June 5, 2010

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Oleana Spicy Zhug - Hot Chile Sauce ; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber

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Oleana Spicy Zhug - Hot Chile Sauce

Recipe By :Chef Ana Sortun, Oleanna [Restaurant]
Serving Size : 20 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 cals)
LowerCarbs Vegan

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 Hungarian wax peppers -- (3-ounce) seeded and coarsely chopped
1 cup cilantro -- leaves and stems
1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
2 garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
1/4 cup toasted shelled pumpkin seeds
Salt and freshly ground black pepper -- to taste

In a blender, combine all of the ingredients and blend until smooth.
Season the zhoug with salt and black pepper and serve.

Make Ahead: The zhoug can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.

Makes 1 1/4 cups (20 one-tablespoon servings)

AuthorNote: Falafel stands throughout the Middle East often have some
version of this hot chile sauce, called zhoug, for giving a spicy kick to
pita sandwiches. Sortun adds pumpkin seeds to her take on this fiery sauce
to thicken it and deepen the flavor.

Cuisine:
"Mediterranean"
Source:
"Easy Homemade Condiments, Food&Wine, June 2007"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"May 2010"
Yield:
"1 1/4 cups"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 40 Calories; 4g Fat (79.1% calories
from fat); 1g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 4mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0
Vegetable; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 20068 0 0 0 0 0 5287 0