Zhug Recipe (Yemenite Green Hot Sauce)
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A bright green Yemenite hot sauce made from fresh cilantro, parsley, chilies, and warm spices like cardamom and cumin. Herbaceous and spicy, it's a finishing sauce or dipping condiment ready in minutes.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 10- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon coriander seeds
- ½ teaspoon cardamom seeds
- Salt to taste (I use about a teaspoon)
- 1 cup loosely packed cilantro
- 1 cup loosely packed parsley
- 5-6 serrano peppers (chopped)
- 4-5 dried chiles de arbol (coarsely chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic (crushed)
- Juice from 1 lemon (about 2-3 tablespoons)
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 10M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 9m
- Cook
- 1m
- Sodium
- 237mg
- Total sugar
- 0g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 59mg
- Calcium
- 12mg
- Iron
- 0.52mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 9M
- SODIUM
- 237MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.