Harissa Goes With Everything

Name: Harissa Goes With Everything
Ingredients: 10 - 12 dried red california chili peppers; 2 - 4 small red hot chili peppers; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground caraway seeds; 1/2 teaspoon cumin; 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

8 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

10 - 12 dried red california chili peppers
2 - 4 small red hot chili peppers
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground caraway seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

Directions

1

Cut the peppers stems and remove the seeds (it's ok to leave some), discard. Put the dried peppers in a big metal bowl and pour the boiled water on the peppers until they are covered (you can place a plate to prevent them from floating). Soak for 15 minutes and drain. Put the peppers in a salad spinner and dry them as much as possible.
2

Put the peppers in the food processor with the garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, spices, salt & pepper and process until you get a a little chunky paste (don't over process it).
3

Put the harissa in a jar or in a container, drizzle some olive oil on top, to keep it fresh, and keep in the refrigerator up to one month. I usually make more then one jar, so I put the rest in plastic containers and store them in the freezer.