Featured Spice: Harissa

cc-harissa-eggs-blog3Chef Cherie is featuring an interesting spice blend from Tunisia called Harissa. Harissa, the native Tunisian chili spice mix, makes a zesty rub for grilled meats and a lively flavoring for stews and couscous. Adding a little olive oil to the spice mix creates a Harissa paste that can also be used as a marinade and rub for vegetables, fish and meats. 

Chef Cherie’s Harissa spice blend contains caraway seed, dark chili powder, coriander, cumin and garlic. BTW our Dark Chili Powder is a blend of over a dozen different chilies! So expect some “heat” from our Harissa blend!

So whether you’re looking for authentic flavor or culinary experimentation, consider adding Harissa to you pantry.

Experiment with this authentic Tunisian egg dish, Shashuka, made with our featured spice –  Harissa.

Shakshuka w/ Red Peppers & Harissa
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Shakshuka is Tunisian egg dish using tomatoes and the Tunisian spice mix - Harissa.
Servings
2-4 people
Servings
2-4 people
Shakshuka w/ Red Peppers & Harissa
Print Recipe
Shakshuka is Tunisian egg dish using tomatoes and the Tunisian spice mix - Harissa.
Servings
2-4 people
Servings
2-4 people
Ingredients
Servings: people
Instructions
  1. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and add harissa, tomato paste, peppers, garlic, cumin, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Stir and cook over medium heat for about 8 minutes to allow the peppers to soften. Add the tomatoes, bring to a gentle simmer, and cook for a further 10 minutes until you have quite a thick sauce. Taste for seasoning.
  2. Make 8 little dips in the sauce. Gently break the eggs and carefully pour each into its own dip. Do the same with the yolks. Use a fork to swirl the egg whites a little bit with the sauce, taking care not to break the yolks. Simmer gently for 8 to 10 minutes, until the egg whites are set but the yolks are still runny (you can cover the pan with a lid if you wish to hasten the process). Remove from the heat, leave for a couple of minutes to settle, then spoon into individual plates and serve with the yogurt.
Recipe Notes

Featured Spices:

 harissa-ccHarissa

cuminCumin, ground

 

Original Recipe source: epicurious - Shakshuka w/ Red Peppers & Cumin

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