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Schug
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Schug

Hot peppers, garlic and cilantro, ground raw with cumin and cardamom into a hot green paste.

⏱ 1 min

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Grind the peppers in a food processor with the garlic and cilantro.
    ⚙ 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.)
  3. 3
    Add the olive oil, salt and black pepper and grind to an even paste.
    Food processor
129calories
2 gprotein
8 gcarbs
10 gfat
● protein 6%● carbs 23%● fat 71%

Per serving (78 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (1)

  • 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)

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Red hot peppers · Parsley · Mint · Coriander seeds · Cumin · Cardamom · Turmeric · Cloves · Cinnamon · Lemon juice · olive oil · Chilling before serving (at least 1 hour) · Stored in a closed jar (up to a week) · Water
  • Final texture: to an even paste

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🔗 Used in

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