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Green Zhug - Yemenite Herb Sauce
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Green Zhug - Yemenite Herb Sauce

A spicy, fresh Yemenite green herb sauce, perfect alongside Yemenite bread, Shabbat soup and meat dishes

⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Yemeni👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Wash the cilantro and parsley well, dry and remove the tough stems.
  2. 2
    Remove the seeds from the peppers.
    💡The seeds and white membranes are where the heat is: remove them all for a mild schug, leave some in for a hot one.
  3. 3
    Grind the peppers in a food processor with the garlic, cilantro and parsley.
    ⚙ Grinding in a Food ProcessorFood processor
    💡In a food processor, grind in short pulses and check between pulses: it's easy to go from coarse to paste. (Sesame for tahini, on the other hand, is ground continuously.)
  4. 4
    Add the cumin, cardamom, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and black pepper and grind to a smooth sauce.
    Food processor
  5. 5
    Transfer to a jar, close tightly and keep in the fridge up to a week.
    JarRefrigerator
125calories
2 gprotein
6 gcarbs
11 gfat
● protein 6%● carbs 18%● fat 76%

Per serving (78 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3)

  • Food processor · Also works: Knife (More time and handwork, less even texture) · Electric mini chopper (Small amounts) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Blender (Needs more liquid)
  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Jar · Also works: Storage container (None)

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