Middle Eastern Harissa Paste Use

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Harissa Paste

Harissa is a hot chili oil paste used in North African Cuisine

Harissa Spice

Harissa is mainly used Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian cuisine. It is added to couscous, soups and meat recipes.

A recipe for Harissa is blend of the following ingredients:

10-12 dried red chili peppers
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground caraway seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin

Here are some example recipes:

Tunisian Lamb Msoki
Spicy lamb with courgettes, artichoke, celery and broad beans

Tunisian lamb soup
Lamb chunks in a tomato soup with chickpeas and macaroni