Harissapaste Recipes

HOW TO MAKE HARISSA PASTE - 2 WAYS!

Steps:

• Cut stems off the chilies and shake out the seeds. Break apart if you like. Toast the dried chiles in a dry cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat for 1-2 minutes (turn the fan on!) so they release their flavorful oils. Place them in a medium pot of boiling water, simmer 15 minutes, turn heat off, cover, let sit 30 minutes.
• Toast spices and grind them.When the chilies are soft and rehydrated, drain. Place all the ingredients in a food processor - chilies, spices, salt, olive oil, lemon juice, and pulse until desired consistency. If you like a "looser" style add more oil.
• To store, place in sealable jar and drizzle olive oil over top after each use, to preserve. It will last 1-2 months in the fridge. As long as it's covered with a layer of oil , it should keep well.

EASY HARISSA

Steps:

• Combine the spices in a small frying pan set over medium heat.
• Allow the spices to toast for a few minutes, giving the pan a shake regularly to prevent the spices from burning.
• The spices will become aromatic and start to pop. Remove from the heat. Grind with a pestle and mortar until fine.
• The easiest way to char peppers is over an open flame, like a gas hob. You can also do it under a hot broiler. Char the peppers until blackened all around then transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
• Allow to steam for 20 minutes then peel off the charred skin. De-seed the peppers and set aside.
• Combine the peppers, chillies, peeled garlic cloves, tomato paste, spices, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in the bowl of a food processor and blend.
• Adjust seasoning if necessary then transfer to a sealable jar or container.

HARISSA PASTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Remove stems from chili peppers and cut them in half. Remove all or some of the seeds if you want a milder harissa.
• Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add caraway, cumin, and coriander and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir so the spices won't burn.
• Toss chili peppers, spices, 1/4 cup olive oil, and garlic in a baking dish large enough to fit chili peppers in one layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chili peppers are very soft but not burned, about 1 hour. Stir a few times to ensure even cooking. Let cool.
• Transfer to a food processor and puree until paste-like but still a little chunky. Season with salt.
• Spoon into a sterilized glass jar and level the top. Add enough olive oil so the surface is covered and the harissa won't dry out. Seal and refrigerate.

HOMEMADE HARISSA PASTE RECIPE

Steps:

• To begin making the Homemade Harissa Recipe, all you need is a set of basic ingredients. Make sure you have all of them ready and kept aside.
• The first step is to roast the red bell peppers, you can roast them in the oven on in a wok. I personally prefer roasting it in the wok, as it gets done faster and gets great flavors as well.
• Heat a teaspoon of oil in the wok, add the garlic, the chopped red bell peppers and sprinkle some salt. Stir fry the red bell pepper on medium heat until well roasted and softened. Once you notice the peppers are roasted and softened turn off the heat.
• In the next step, we have to roast the coriander, cumin and chillies. Heat a small pan on medium heat and add the coriander, cumin seeds and dry red chillies. Roast on medium heat until you smell the aromas coming through. This will take less than 2 minutes.
• The next step is to process all the ingredients in a food processor. Add the roasted peppers, the roasted coriander and cumin and the remaining ingredients including the olive oil into the food processor. Process all the ingredients to make a smooth paste.
• The Harissa Paste is now ready for used as a condiment in a variety of dishes like Harissa Roasted Carrot Pizza with Pomegranate Sauce & Greek Yogurt, Couscous Eggplant And Tomato Gratin Recipe and more.

HARISSA

Steps:

• If you want spicy harissa, include the chiles' seeds; if not, slit them open to remove and discard the seeds. Tear the chiles into large pieces and place them in a medium bowl. Carefully pour 4 cups boiling water over chiles and set aside until softened, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the coriander and cumin seeds in a small skillet and cook over medium heat, swirling the pan often, until the spices are fragrant and lightly toasted, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the spices into a blender, add the oil, salt, garlic and lemon juice, and puree until smooth. Drain the chiles, reserving 1 cup of the soaking liquid (discard remaining liquid). Add the chiles and reserved liquid to the blender and puree on high until very smooth, about 2 minutes. Season the harissa with pepper and transfer to an airtight container. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

HARISSA

Steps:

• Wear rubber gloves to seed the chilies. Take the stems off and remove the seeds. Place in a bowl and cover with hot or boiling water. Place a small plate or a lid over the chilies to keep them submerged in the water. Soak for 1 hour, and drain.
• Turn on a food processor fitted with the steel blade and drop in the garlic. When it is all chopped and adhering to the sides of the bowl, stop the machine and scrape down. Add the drained chilies, the spices and the salt. Process until everything is chopped. Stop the machine and scrape down the sides. Turn on again, and with the machine running add 2 tablespoons water and the olive oil. Process until the mixture is smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides if necessary.
• Transfer the sauce to a jar. Wipe the inside edges of the jar with a paper towel, then pour on a film of olive oil to cover the harissa. Top with a lid and refrigerate. The harissa will keep for 6 weeks in the refrigerator if you top it up with olive oil after each use.

HARISSA PASTE

Steps:

• Put the coriander, caraway and cumin seeds in a dry frying pan and toast for 1 min. Grind in a pestle and mortar. Soak the guajillo chillies in warm water, then drain and remove the seeds (keep the soaking water). Put the spices and the soaked chillies into a blender with the halved red chillies, the garlic, coriander, lemon juice, olive oil and some salt. Add some chipotle paste to taste if you want a smoky flavour. Blend to a thick paste with a little soaking liquid. Put in a sterilised jar and pour over a little extra olive oil. Will keep chilled for up to two weeks.

HARISSA PASTE

Steps:

• Drop the tomatoes into a pan of boiling water for 30 seconds, then scoop out and peel off the skins.
• Remove the stems from the chiles. The seeds contain most of the fruit's heat, and at this point, you can choose to either leave all the seeds in or, for a less intense paste, cut some of them out. Make sure you wash your hands after handling chiles and avoid touching your eyes for awhile, as the chile oil will burn them.
• Put the skinned tomatoes, chiles, and all the other ingredients except the oil in a food processor and process until well blended. Pour into a small saucepan and heat until boiling, then simmer for about 10 minutes, until reduced and starting to thicken. Let cool, then pack into warm, sterilized jars (see p. 21), leaving a 3/8-inch gap at the top. Pour oil over the paste to completely cover it. Seal the jars.
• Store in the fridge and use within 4 months. If you want to extend the shelf life, pack in small, sealable containers and freeze. Once opened, keep in the fridge, making sure the paste in the jar is completely covered by a layer of oil.
• For a tasty chile plum dipping sauce, simmer 1/4 cup of rice vinegar or cider vinegar, 5 tablespoons of plum jam (p. 61), and 1 teaspoon of harissa paste until reduced and thickened.