Composition / ingredients
Step-by-step cooking
Step 1:
Prepare the ingredients according to the list. The real Abkhazian adjika in the homeland of the origin of the recipe is prepared with a mortar and pestle. In modern conditions, it is unlikely that any of the housewives will risk processing these burning products manually, especially if they have such assistants as a food processor, blender or meat grinder at hand.
Step 2:
In order to fully follow the technology of cooking Abkhazian adjika, capsicum needs to be slightly dried after cutting it from the plant. To do this, we tie the peppers in a bundle or lay them out on paper in a well-ventilated room for 3-4 days. The dried pepper pods are thoroughly washed, dried with paper napkins, cut the peppers into two parts, remove the seeds and the peduncle.
Step 3:
Garlic cloves are peeled from the husk. It is advisable to rinse the garlic again and dry it well. Vegetables should be clean and dry, as even a small drop is ready to spoil the preparation.
Step 4:
Put garlic and pepper in a blender bowl, scroll through the vegetables several times.
Step 5:
Add salt and scroll again until the salt completely dissolves and the mass becomes homogeneous.
Step 6:
Add suneli hops, coriander and grind the mass again. In traditional Abkhaz adjika, fenugreek is used, which is difficult to find, but it is contained in a ready-made mixture of hops-suneli spices, which can also be used to make adjika. With the help of a blender, it is difficult to twist the vegetable mass very finely, so I also punched the adjika with an immersion blender.
Step 7:
Knead the vegetable mass with a spoon and spread it out in pre-sterilized small jars, tamping tightly, and twist with clean lids. We remove the workpiece in the refrigerator or cellar for storage. A little time and effort and delicious adjika is ready. Enjoy your meal!
Of course, such a seasoning can be bought in a store, such sauces are not very expensive, but the quality of such a product is worth thinking about, because it contains quite a few preservatives, flavor enhancers and dyes. This seasoning will perfectly complement fried meat, kebabs, dumplings and other meat dishes, creating an additional bright and fragrant summer taste.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Garlic - 143 kcal/100g
- Hot capsicum - 40 kcal/100g
- Hops-suneli - 417 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Ground coriander - 25 kcal/100g