How to Make Skhug Sauce Recipe [+Video] Middle Eastern 🌶 Shug
Serving: 8portions
Ingredients
Spices
1teaspoonof kosher salt
1teaspoonof cumin
½teaspoonof caraway seeds
¼teaspoonof cardamom seedsremoved from the pods
2teaspoonsof cracked black pepper
Sauce ingredients
6jalapeñosseeded and chopped (see notes)
4large garlic clovesor 6 small
Juice of 1 lemon
1 ½cupschopped cilantrocoriander leaves and stems
1cupof chopped parsleyleaves and stems
4tablespoonsof extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Grind the spices
In a spice grinder or mortar, combine salt, cumin, caraway seeds, and black pepper, and grind to pulverize them.
Blend the hot sauce
Pour the spice mixture into the food processor vase and add the jalapeño, garlic, lemon juice, cilantro and parsley. Pulse to turn into a coarse paste, it's important that it's not blended completely.
Mix in olive oil
Add the olive oil and pulse once or twice to combine.
Store
Pour into a mason jar and keep in the refrigerator for up to a week.