Name: Zhoug (Hot Green Chilli Sauce)
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon of ground cumin; 2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar; 4 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil; Salt; 2 green rawit (piri-piri, bird’s eye, Thai chilli) peppers; 1 large bunch of coriander (cilantro); 3 green Anaheim peppers; ¼ teaspoon of ground coriander; 2 garlic cloves (peeled)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sumac

By Anas Atassi

Published 2021

About

You can make a milder zhoug by substituting the rawit peppers with other milder chilli peppers.

Ingredients

1 large bunch of coriander (cilantro)
2 green rawit (piri-piri, bird’s eye, Thai chilli

Method

Pulse all the ingredients except for the olive oil, vinegar and salt, until blended to a chunky consistency. Then add the olive oil and vinegar. Blend into a bright-green sauce. Taste and add salt if desired.