Zhug

Name: Zhug
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (280 ml)
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 cups (60 g) Cilantro; 1 cup (30 g) Parsley; about 10 serranoes (60 g) Serrano; 4 cloves Garlic; 1/2 tsp (1 g) Cardamom; 1/2 tsp (1 g) Cumin; 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Lemon Juice; 1/3 cup (80 ml) Olive Oil; 1 tsp (6 g) Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Michael Rafidi recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Michael Rafidi.

CONDIMENT · GRILLED MEATS, FLATBREADS & EGGS

A condiment for grilled meats, flatbreads & eggs.

Michael Rafidi's fiery Levantine zhug.

On the jar

ZHUG

Method: blend
Yield: about 1¼ cups
Ingredients: 9

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Lemon Juice 30 mlOlive Oil 80 ml

Ingredients

Cilantro2 cups (60 g)
Parsley1 cup (30 g)
Serranoabout 10 serranoes (60 g)
Garlic4 cloves
Cardamom1/2 tsp (1 g)
Cumin1/2 tsp (1 g)
Lemon Juice2 Tbsp (30 ml)
Olive Oil1/3 cup (80 ml)
Salt1 tsp (6 g)

Where it sits

One of 117 hot sauces in the catalog, with 9 ingredients against a median of 7.

The acid here is lemon juice. In this category chefs also reach for lime juice (19 recipes), rice vinegar (16), and cider vinegar (11).

The fat here is olive oil. In this category chefs also reach for vegetable oil (21 recipes) and sesame oil (18).

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Levantine / Palestinian-inspired chef of Albi and Maydan projects in Washington, D.C.; James Beard Outstanding Chef 2024. Wood-fired cooking and fermented chile sauces.

Adapted from a recipe published by Michael Rafidi in Michael Rafidi Levantine green hot sauce.

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Michael Rafidi Levantine green hot sauce (published as “Zhug”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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