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If You Can Stand the Heat, Use Harissa
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Photo by Peden & Munk1/11
Roast Chicken With Harissa and Schmaltz
你可以找到哈里撒在准备管,你can make the spicy paste yourself, using dried peppers, olive oil, and cumin. This roast chicken is blessed by the power of chicken fat and a spicy harissa to cut through it.
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Photo by Hirsheimer & Hamilton2/11
Pan-Roasted Chicken with Harissa Chickpeas
If you do end up going with a store-bought version of harissa, be sure to taste before adding. There's a huge difference in spice levels in different brands of jars and tubes. And while it's not impossible to turn up the heat, once you get zealous with the spice, it's hard to turn down.
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Photo by Myles New3/11
Chicken Cacciatore with Harissa, Bacon, and Rosemary
Chicken cacciatore, that slow-cooked Italian classic of chicken thighs and tomato sauce, could use some shaking up. Adding just a tablespoon of Tunisian harissa takes this Italian dish down south, across the Mediterranean, and into some flavorful places.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott4/11
Harissa-and-Maple-Roasted Carrots
Next time you make a rich main like lamb, this spicy side of harissa-glazed carrots belongs on the table. The heat breaks through the fatty cut of lamb, and the spicy character of harissa works with the gamier flavors.
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Photo by Jonathan Lovekin5/11
Panfried Sea Bass with Harissa & Rose
Take a meaty fish like sea bass to eleven with a harissa and rose sauce. In this recipe, use harissa as a marinade and to finish the dish as it simmers.
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Photo by Peden & Munk6/11
Three-Chile Harissa
To make your own harissa, you're going to need peppers. Lots of peppers. Puree guajillo and chipotle peppers with oil and vinegar, and you're on your way to your new favorite flavor base.
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Jeremy Liebman7/11
Baked Snapper with Harissa, New Potatoes, and Spring Onions
Here's spice you can see all over. Make a quick dressing of harissa and olive oil and toss the potatoes and onions in it for a spicy one-pan (see: easy clean-up!) dinner.
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Romulo Yanes8/11
Green Harissa
Why does it always have to be about the red harissa? All signs point to go in this herb-based harissa that just plays a little sneakier with the spice.
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Photo by Peden + Munk9/11
Spice-Crusted Carrots with Harissa Yogurt
Swirl some harissa in the yogurt for a contrasting dip of heat and cool for these spiced carrots.
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Photo by Lisa Hubbard10/11
Grilled Halibut with Grilled Red Pepper Harissa
Harissa is a spicy Tunisian sauce made from chiles, spices, and olive oil. Here, grilling the ingredients gives the sauce great smoky flavor.
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David Cicconi11/11
Charred Octopus Taco with Harissa, Chorizo Crushed Potatoes, and Pickled Ramps
The fish taco is going Mediterranean. Combine grilled octopus with harissa and chorizo potatoes for a spicy and salty combination.
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