tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post8135491853967154635..comments2024-03-27T04:35:13.158-05:00Comments on Desert Candy حلويات الصحراء: Nectarine, Plum, and Chicken TagineMercedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-44325151456195450082012-08-08T13:58:58.017-05:002012-08-08T13:58:58.017-05:00Delicious looking! I think I'll try it today.Delicious looking! I think I'll try it today.Messianic Croutonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889355826409432337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-50713829349490192302012-08-05T15:26:38.612-05:002012-08-05T15:26:38.612-05:00lynn2marry- great! I'm glad you enjoyed it. An...lynn2marry- great! I'm glad you enjoyed it. And yes on the pearled couscous, I'll have to do a post on the different kinds of couscous here once I learn more about them.<br /><br />Cat - Hmm, yeah, I know lots of people here makes their harissa with fresh red chiles, blended with oil and some other unknown spices. My impression was the dried chiles were only preferred when fresh chiles are out of season. I've never heard of adding sundried tomatoes (I don't know if you can even get sun dried tomatoes in Algiers).Mercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-24833745844904152022012-07-31T07:33:57.625-05:002012-07-31T07:33:57.625-05:00Hi Mercedes- Thanks for your comment. I just made ...Hi Mercedes- Thanks for your comment. I just made some variation of the Wolfert recipe: dried guajillo and pasilla chiles, salt, oil, caraway, cumin, coriander, and of course, garlic. I really like it, but like making Mexican enchilada sauce from scratch, the result is somewhat bitter. That's not a bad thing--just a particular part of the flavor. I really prefer the kind I bought at our Chicago Middle Eastern store, which I now know is clearly made with fresh steamed chiles. I'm going to try and buy a batch of chiles at our farmer's market this weekend and try and whip something up. Perhaps like this recipe, but minus the fresh tomato (maybe adding some sundried tomato, which I know some traditional harissa recipes do?): http://www.spicelines.com/2008/10/recipe_autumns_red_peppers_hot.htm<br /><br />As a side note, there's a very interesting discussion about harissa recipes between Wolfert and some other chefs on egullet: http://forums.egullet.org/index.php/topic/50887-harissa/Cat S.http://cookingfromafar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-53618471398268353912012-07-28T20:10:34.434-05:002012-07-28T20:10:34.434-05:00You used pearled couscous, didn't you?You used pearled couscous, didn't you?lynn2maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08206120742752120524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-19042645998460874032012-07-28T20:09:13.266-05:002012-07-28T20:09:13.266-05:00Your recipe was easy to make and extremely good ta...Your recipe was easy to make and extremely good tasting. I had to make some substitutions as I didn't have harissa (Cat S exactly where in Chicago is that store you mentioned?) and I used lemon zest not preserved lemons. But very,very good and extremely tasty. Thankalynn2maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08206120742752120524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-4732702079064809022012-07-28T06:33:01.803-05:002012-07-28T06:33:01.803-05:00Hi Cat! Thanks for your comments. To be honest, we...Hi Cat! Thanks for your comments. To be honest, we buy harissa at one of the open air markets here. It's on my list to try to make my own, but we haven't gotten there yet! I'd be interested to hear what you think of Wolfert's recipe if you try it out though. Bonne chance!Mercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-29464937942175843732012-07-26T23:01:27.246-05:002012-07-26T23:01:27.246-05:00Mouthwatering. Looks so yummy. Happy weekend.Mouthwatering. Looks so yummy. Happy weekend.RIZALENIOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915950030676020269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-72082796631383923352012-07-26T21:44:48.339-05:002012-07-26T21:44:48.339-05:00I've been reading your blog for some time now ...I've been reading your blog for some time now as I'm a huge Middle Eastern food fan and have traveled there some. So first, I just wanted to say thank you! Your blog is a delight.<br /><br />Secondly, since you mentioned harissa in this post, I was going to see if you have a recipe that you like for harissa? We just moved from Chicago where we had an incredible Middle Eastern store that sold the homemade kind and our palates are sorely suffering from lack of daily harissa. I was thinking of trying Paula Wolfert's recipe, but I welcome your suggestions.Cat S.http://cookingfromafar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com