Harissa sauce (recipe)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup dried red chili pepper
• 1/4 cup minced garlic
• Sea salt to taste
• 3/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
• 1 cup coriander
• 1 tbsp. cumin
• 3 cups tomato paste
• 1/2 cup parsley

Preparation:

1. Soak the red pepper in a large bowl of hot boiled water for 40 minutes. Then drain.
2. Toast the cumin and coriander in a frying pan at medium heat for about 2 minutes, then let cool and grind in a coffee grinder.
3. Mix pepper, ground cumin and coriander, garlic, vegetable oil, tomato paste, parsley in a blender, add salt to taste.
4. Harissa sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 weeks.