2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14
In the Caucasus, adjika is a hellish mixture of hot pepper, garlic and s alt. For flavor, coriander and other odorous herbs are added, but these are already nuances, and each housewife has her own. All this is carefully crushed and packaged in jars. Raw adjika is stored without cooking or other cooking. If you are very afraid of mold, you can pour hot vegetable oil under the lid.
In Eastern cuisine, raw adjika is used in all conceivable and unthinkable dishes: for pickling and frying meat, in soups, broths, second courses, fillings, unsweetened pastries. No less tempting this hot seasoning looks on a piece of lard or in borscht.
In our country, adjika is usually called a sauce made from tomatoes, bell peppers and apples. But real adjika is prepared only from hot peppers. All tomato-based sauces are called "satsebeli" or "vegetable sauce".
I offer several options for adjika: classic and variations on the theme. I don't pretendon the authenticity of these recipes, but they are taken from the culinary blogger and author of several books on Georgian cuisine, Tinatin Mzhavanadze. And she knows exactly how to make adjika. The recipes have successfully passed all clinical trials and are approved by an authoritative commission, which includes mother-in-law, husband, friends, etc.
Harvesting raw adjika begins in September, when hot pepper appears in mass quantities on the markets. Somewhere at the beginning of this month, finally decide on the recipe and the amount of the strategic stock. Go to the market and buy a bright red ripe pepper. By the way, the smaller and thinner the pod, the sharper it is. Don't forget the coriander and a few kilos of rock s alt.
Attention, this is important! If you are going to cook adjika, be sure to buy good rubber gloves, preferably two pairs.
Wear gloves at home and wash the pepper well. Shake off the water, spread on a towel and leave for three days. During this time, excess moisture will evaporate from it, and your raw adjika will be stored anywhere in the kitchen. After the specified time, go for fresh herbs.
Equipment
From the equipment you will need several different-sized containers, a couple of spoons, a meat grinder or a blender. Rinse and sterilize jars and lids in advance. Lids can be taken ordinary plastic.
Adjika raw, option one - classic
Ingredients: red hot pepper - 5 kilograms, garlic - half a kilo, coriander - 1 cup, s alt - 1 kilogram.
Cooking
Put ongloves and clean the dried peppers, remove the seeds and stalks. Clean the garlic from the husk. Pepper, together with garlic, scroll twice in a meat grinder using a fine grate. Add coriander and scroll again. Add s alt, mix well and pack into jars.
Adjika raw, second option - fragrant
Ingredients: hot pepper - 2 kilograms, bell pepper - 1 kilogram, garlic - 200 grams, coriander - 2 tablespoons, boiled vinegar 9% -100 grams, rock s alt - 400 grams.
Cooking
Remove the seeds and stalks from the peppers, peel the garlic. Scroll everything three times in a meat grinder. Add s alt, vinegar and stir until smooth. Banking.
Raw adjika with herbs
The main ingredients are the same as in the previous version, but a large amount of greens is added. Basil, parsley, celery, cilantro - two large bunches each. The technology is unchanged, three times in a meat grinder and - in banks.
About cilantro. The greens of this plant are called cilantro, and coriander is the ripened and dried seeds. Personally, I love coriander and can't stand cilantro. So if you are not familiar with this herb, then first smell it, tear off a leaf from a bunch and chew it. Like? Feel free to take it. Not? Then it's better to do it. If in doubt, try experimenting with this spice separately, adding it to different dishes. But dubious ingredients should not be tried at winter harvesting.
Recently found another interesting version of adjika. From unripe peppers and herbs. For a longit is not suitable for storage, but in the summer it can be made as needed and stored in the refrigerator.
Adjika raw - green
Ingredients: hot green pepper - 10 pieces. Parsley, cilantro, dill, basil, mint, tarragon - one large bunch, each at least 50 grams. Garlic - 2 large heads. Peeled walnuts - two glasses. S alt.
Cooking
Peel the pepper from seeds, fibers and stalks, garlic - from the husk. Wash the greens, shake off the water and lay them out on clean, dry towels, let them dry. Grind everything in a blender or in a meat grinder. Season with s alt. Fragrant summer adjika is ready.
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