{"id":702,"date":"2015-03-01T20:37:18","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T02:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/?p=702"},"modified":"2017-04-20T14:32:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T20:32:29","slug":"some-like-it-hot-harif-harissa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/?p=702","title":{"rendered":"Some Like It Hot: Harif \/ Harissa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hot_sauces06.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-703 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hot_sauces06-1024x681.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"hot_sauces06\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hot_sauces06.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hot_sauces06.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hot_sauces06.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hot_sauces06.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i>Harif<\/i> (Hebrew &#8211; means &#8220;sharp&#8221;) or <i>Harissa<\/i> (Arabic) is our Red Hot Sauce. Chili Arbol gives it its red color. It is fiery but flavorful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I make my sauce in a VitaMix, which blends it a little more than the traditional methods, giving it a beautiful burnt orange\u00a0color. I usually soak the peppers overnight before blending, but on a recent occasion I forgot to pre-soak them and found that I could accomplish almost the same thing by covering them with water in a pot, bringing it to a boil and letting them sit for 20-30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>HARIF<br \/>\n<i> (Makes 1 pint)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Ingredients<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chili Arbol, Dried, 1 Qt., soaked and drained<\/li>\n<li>Garlic, 2 TB<\/li>\n<li>Sea salt, 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Coriander, 2 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Caraway, 2 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Extra virgin olive oil, 1 cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Directions<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Soak chilis overnight in a quart container filled to the top with chilis &amp; water. Drain and squeeze. Alternatively, place dried chilis in a saucepan, cover with water, bring to a boil, turn off heat and let sit for 20-30 minutes, drain and squeeze.<\/li>\n<li>Add extra virgin olive oil to VitaMix.<\/li>\n<li>Put garlic into VitaMix (2 TB chopped or a small handful).<\/li>\n<li>Add soaked and squeezed chilis.<\/li>\n<li>Add all seasonings.<\/li>\n<li>Run VitaMix until tangerine colored paste is achieved.\u00a0May have to push material into blades until all is pulled into the vortex.<\/li>\n<li>Scrape bowl as thoroughly as possible into a 1 pint &#8211; 1 quart container.<\/li>\n<li>Wash VitaMix bowl by filling 2\/3 with hot water and adding a small drop of dish soap and blending. This will remove all hot sauce from the blades.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harif (Hebrew &#8211; means &#8220;sharp&#8221;) or Harissa (Arabic) is our Red Hot Sauce. Chili Arbol gives it its red color. It is fiery but flavorful. 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