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Berbere Sauce

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Recipe

An Ethiopian (African) style sauce made from a mix of savory spices. From the Frugal Gourmet via the Chile heads mailing list.

 

Yield

8 servings

Prep

5 min

Cook

0 min

Ready

5 min
Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sugar-Free

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
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4 whole cloves
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½ teaspoons cardamom seeds
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½ teaspoons black peppercorns
whole
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¼ teaspoons allspice berries
whole
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1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
whole
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½ cups onion flakes
dried
3 ounces new mexico chile
dried, red
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3 small dried red chiles
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½ teaspoons ginger
ground
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½ teaspoons nutmeg
freshly ground
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¼ teaspoons turmeric
ground
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1 teaspoon garlic powder
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2 teaspoons salt
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½ cups peanut oil
or vegetable oil
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½ cups red wine
dry
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1 x cayenne pepper
to taste
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1E+1 ml cumin seeds
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4 whole cloves
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2.5 ml cardamom seeds
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2.5 ml black peppercorns
whole
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1.3 ml allspice berries
whole
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5 ml fenugreek seeds
whole
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118 ml onion flakes
dried
86.7 ml/g new mexico chile
dried, red
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3 small dried red chiles
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2.5 ml ginger
ground
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2.5 ml nutmeg
freshly ground
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1.3 ml turmeric
ground
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5 ml garlic powder
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1E+1 ml salt
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118 ml peanut oil
or vegetable oil
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118 ml red wine
dry
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1 x cayenne pepper
to taste
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Directions

Mix together the cumin, cloves, cardamom, black peppercorns, allspice, and fenugreek seeds.

Place in a small frying pan over medium heat.

Stir constantly until they release their fragrance, about 1 to 2 minutes. Do not burn or discolor the spices.

Cool completely.

Combine the toasted spices and all the other ingredients except the oil and the wine in a spice grinder or electric coffee grinder and grind fine in batches.

This may take a few minutes.

Keep your face away from the machine as it will release a very spicy aroma that may irritate your eyes or throat.

Place the spice blend in a bowl and add the oil and wine.

Add cayenne pepper to taste. Stir until thick and store in a closed plastic container in the refrigerator.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 18g (0.6 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 12797% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 14g 21%
Saturated Fat 2g 12%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 591mg 25%
Total Carbohydrate 1g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Sugars g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 1% Iron 3%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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