Staple Corner: Homemade Harissa Recipe

Harissa is a classic dried red chili based sauce in North African cooking, and it is often what gives the regional vegetable dishes, soups and stews their distinct fieriness. It's also used as a spicy hot condiment to dress eggs, couscous and flatbreads or to whisk into salad dressings. But harissa is more than just heat, despite the large number of chilies that go into it. Harissa has a unique flavor all of its own from garlic, cumin and caraway seeds, and sometimes tomatoes as well. Like most traditional foods, there are countless variations of harissa made in kitchens all across North Africa, and I have shared one such version previously. This one is different, however, and has a deeper flavor due to the addition of sun-dried tomatoes...

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