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Herbed Moroccan Saffron Sauce

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 356
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 6 medium garlic cloves to be minced into a paste with the salt & saffron
  • 1.5 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 pinches of saffron
  • Finely grated zest and the juice of 2 meyer lemons if in season otherwise, regular lemon will do just fine
  • 2 tsps sweet paprika
  • 2 tsps smoked paprika
  • 2 tsps ground coriander
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup finely minced fresh cilantro about 1 bunch
  • 1/4 cup finely minced fresh parsley about 1 bunch
  • 2 pinches of red pepper flakes optional

Equipment

  • 1 knife

Method
 

  1. Using your chopping knife, mince the peeled garlic with the kosher salt and the pinch of saffron. Keep mincing them together until the garlic becomes a yellow paste. This will take a few minutes.
  2. Combine garlic paste with the rest of the ingredients in a ball jar and shake until combined.
  3. Taste and adjust seasoning.

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