HARISSA - ?

eddyandme · ‎09-24-2011

Got a new cookbook yesterday 'cause I want to eat better and figured I'd follow the Mediterranean diet (or at least make one recipe a week!).

The recipes look good - something I would like. But, one recipe calls for Harissa paste. Checked this out on amazon and it seems like it would be very spicy. Since I share my 'people' food with my furbaby, not sure if something that spicey would be good for him. Any suggestions for a substitute spice?

Also, many recipes call for chickpea flour. Would it change the recipe too much if I just use all-purpose: I already have bread flour, cake flour - just don't need a pantry full of flours (which seem to never get used up before expiring).

TIA

Imaoldhippie · ‎06-10-2015

@eddyandme .............I just googled Harissa paste and google says it is very spicy. Also, the info said you can substitute other milder pastes. Just a suggestion but its possible you could leave it out altogether?

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deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

I found this recipe for homemade harissa in one of my America's Test Kitchen cookbooks. It looks to be on the relatively milder side:

6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

2 tbsp minced garlic

3 tbsp paprika

1 tbsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cumin

3/4 tsp caraway seeds

1/2 tsp salt

Stir everything together in bowl and microwave for a minute, stirring after 30 seconds.

kze · ‎03-09-2010

@eddyandme wrote:
Got a new cookbook yesterday 'cause I want to eat better and figured I'd follow the Mediterranean diet (or at least make one recipe a week!).

The recipes look good - something I would like. But, one recipe calls for Harissa paste. Checked this out on amazon and it seems like it would be very spicy. Since I share my 'people' food with my furbaby, not sure if something that spicey would be good for him. Any suggestions for a substitute spice?

Also, many recipes call for chickpea flour. Would it change the recipe too much if I just use all-purpose: I already have bread flour, cake flour - just don't need a pantry full of flours (which seem to never get used up before expiring).

TIA

@eddyandme

I'm sure you know this but just in case, garlic and onion are poisonous to dogs and cats.

eddyandme · ‎09-24-2011

@kze wrote:
@eddyandme wrote:
Got a new cookbook yesterday 'cause I want to eat better and figured I'd follow the Mediterranean diet (or at least make one recipe a week!).

The recipes look good - something I would like. But, one recipe calls for Harissa paste. Checked this out on amazon and it seems like it would be very spicy. Since I share my 'people' food with my furbaby, not sure if something that spicey would be good for him. Any suggestions for a substitute spice?

Also, many recipes call for chickpea flour. Would it change the recipe too much if I just use all-purpose: I already have bread flour, cake flour - just don't need a pantry full of flours (which seem to never get used up before expiring).

TIA
@eddyandme

I'm sure you know this but just in case, garlic and onion are poisonous to dogs and cats.

Thanx. I always omit them, that's why I need a substitute seasoning.

eddyandme · ‎09-24-2011

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
I found this recipe for homemade harissa in one of my America's Test Kitchen cookbooks. It looks to be on the relatively milder side:

6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp minced garlic
3 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
3/4 tsp caraway seeds
1/2 tsp salt

Stir everything together in bowl and microwave for a minute, stirring after 30 seconds.

Thanx @deepwaterdotter

eddyandme · ‎09-24-2011

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
@eddyandme .............I just googled Harissa paste and google says it is very spicy. Also, the info said you can substitute other milder pastes. Just a suggestion but its possible you could leave it out altogether?

Yes, @Imaoldhippie , I saw one that's supposedly on the milderside - no chili peppers - but don't want it to be too blah. Thanx.