Harissa (Hot Pepper Sauce)

Harissa is hot pepper sauce from North Africa. It works well as a baste, dip or marinade. If you cannot get asafoetida powder use garlic instead.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Yields: 1/2 cup

Ingredients

• 8  ounces  fresh hot chili peppers
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  yellow asafoetida powder
• 1  teaspoon  ground caraway seed
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1  teaspoon ground coriander

Directions

1. Place the chilies in a processor and chop until coarsely ground.
2. Add the other ingredients and process until smooth.
3. Thin with rapeseed oil if required.