Anaheim Pepper Spread - Dressing

Ingredients:

• 2 Anaheim Peppers (organic)
• 1/4 cup of White Wine
• 1/2 cup of virgin organic Olive Oil
• 1 cup of sliced organic Onion
• 2 cups of sliced organic Tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon of organic Garlic Granules
• 1 tablespoon of organic Lemon Juice
• 1 teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper
• Sea Salt and Black Pepper to taste

How to prepare the Anaheim Pepper Spread - Dressing:

Roast the Anaheim Peppers until done (as seen on photo above).
Open the Peppers and remove the seeds.

Blend ALL the ingredients in the blender
until smooth

Keep in a jar in the refrigerator

Note:  To use as a DRESSING, mix with the same amount of virgin Olive Oil

North-African Lamb Couscous

Plate of North-African Lamb Couscous

Ingredients (serve 6):

• 2 tablespoon of Harissa (Hot Chili Sauce)
• 1 can (15 oz) of Organic Tomato Sauce
• 1 can (6 oz) of Organic Tomato Paste
• 2 tablespoons of Organic Cumin
• 2 tablespoons of Organic Garlic Granules
• 2 tablespoons of Organic Premium Olive Oil
• 1 quart of Organic Chicken Broth
• 1 Natural New Zealand Lamb Shank
• 3 slices (1 inch thick) of Natural New Zealand Leg of Lamb
• 5 medium Organic Carrots cut in long slices
• 2 Organic White Turnips cut in medium size pieces
• 1 bunch of Organic Swiss Chard (remove the green part of the leaves and use only the white ribs you cut in pieces 2-3 inches long - keep the green to make later a soup with potatoes)
• 1 Organic Artichoke
•  NOTE: You may not be able to find "blette" in the US-Canada which is used in original recipes. The combination of Swiss Chard + Artichoke has a similar flavor to "blettes"
• 2 cans of Chick Peas (also known as Garbanzo Beans)
• 1 minced Organic Onion
• 1 Organic Zucchini cut in slices
• 3 cups of Organic Couscous
• 2 tablespoons of Organic Unsalted Butter
• Sea Salt to taste

How to prepare the North-African Lamb Couscous:

In a large roasting pan mix Harissa, Tomato Sauce & Paste,
Cumin, Garlic, Olive Oil, Chicken Broth

Add the Minced Onion, then add the meat.

In the middle put the Artichoke. Add the Carrots,
Swiss Chard Ribs and Turnips + Salt to taste

Add Purified Water to almost cover
the ingredients as seen on the photo. 

Cover and put in the oven at 250 for 4 hours.
Then add the Chick Peas and Zucchini.
Put back covered in the oven for 30 minutes.
Remove the Roasting Pan from the oven and put in one dish or bowl
 the meat (remove the bone from the shank) & the vegetables,
and in an other one the Marga (the liquid).

Heat 4 cups of Marga to boiling point and remove from fire.
Add slowly the 3 cups of Couscous and mix.

Add the butter and mix well. Cover until ready to serve.

In a small bowl mix 2 tablespoons of Harissa and
2 cups of Marga to make the Hot Sauce.
Bring to the table: Hot Sauce, bowl of Marga,
the dish with the meat and vegetables
and the dish with the Couscous.

From left to right: Hot Sauce, Marga, Couscous.

In each plate put couscous, vegetable and meat.
Pour Marga over the Couscous until real wet.
Add Hot Sauce to taste.

Almost ready to be eaten. It is delicious!

Harissa Hot Chili Sauce

Harissa is a Tunisian hot chili sauce.

It is a standard ingredient of North African cuisine.

The recipe below is for you if you cannot find

Harissa in a Gourmet Store.

The Harissa in cans or tubes as show below

is much better that the one you can prepare yourself.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Arbol Chili
• 2 tablespoons of Organic Garlic Granules
• 1 cup of Organic Olive Oil
• 1 teaspoon of Organic Caraway Seeds
• 1 tablespoon of Organic Coriander Seeds
• 2 tablespoon of Organic Cumin
• 1 teaspoon of Organic Chili Powder
• 1 tablespoon of Organic Lemon Juice
• 1 can (6 oz ) of Organic Tomato Paste
• 1/4 cup of Purified Water

How to prepare it:

It should be prepared at least 1 day before using it to make sure all the flavors are blended.

• Crush the Arbol Chili and soak them for 30 minutes in hot water
• Drain the Chili
• Put all the ingredients in the blender at high speed until the mixture is smooth
• Put in a glass jar and cover with 1/5 inch of Olive Oil
• Can be kept in the fridge for few months