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Zaalouk recipe
Smoky aubergine and tomato cooked to a jam.
Ingredients
- 2 aubergines
- 400 g ripe tomatoes
- 3 garlic
- 1 coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lemon
How to make Zaalouk
- Char the aubergines whole over a flame until collapsed, then scrape out the smoky flesh.
- Cook the garlic, tomato, cumin and paprika in olive oil until jammy.
- Add the aubergine and mash it into the sauce, cooking until no water is left and the oil comes back.
- Sharpen with lemon and a lot of coriander. Serve warm or cold with bread.
What is Zaalouk?
Zaalouk is a traditional dish from Morocco, and takes about 40 minutes from start to finish. It is built around ripe tomatoes. The recipe below uses 8 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Zaalouk take?
At 40 minutes it is quicker than 71% of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 11 dishes built on ripe tomatoes. The method runs to 4 steps.
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