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Tkemali

Name: Tkemali
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 lb sour plums, pitted (or 1 1/2 cups plums + 1 tbsp extra lemon); 4 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp chopped cilantro; 1 tbsp chopped dill; 1 tsp ground coriander; 0.5 tsp blue fenugreek (if you can find it); to taste chili flakes; 0.5 tsp salt

Georgian sour-plum sauce, tart and herby, the eastern European answer to ketchup. It cuts smoked meat the way a good vinegar sauce does, but with fruit behind it.

20 minServes 16

Ingredients

16servings

1 lbsour plums, pitted (or 1 1/2 cups plums + 1 tbsp extra lemon)
4 clovesgarlic
1 tbspchopped cilantro
1 tbspchopped dill
1 tspground coriander
0.5 tspblue fenugreek (if you can find it)
chili flakes
0.5 tspsalt

Method

1.Soften plums

Simmer the plums in a splash of water until soft, about 10 minutes.

2.Blend

Cool, then blend with the garlic, herbs, and spices.

3.Tighten

Return to the pan and cook 5 more minutes to tighten it up. It should be pourable but thick.

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