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Share a Recipe: Zhuk

It's Yemeni in origin and it's just throwing the following in a food processor:
- 7-15 hot green peppers (I like to use 15 if using serranos, 12 if using good sized habs, and if I'm feeling bland, 7 large jalapenos in the off season. Tonight are some thai-type green chiles I picked up at the store)
- a nice-sized bunch of cilantro ('bout an overflowing fistful)
- 3-5 cloves of garlic
- heaping teaspoon of cumin (I like cumin so I use up to a tablespoon)
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- enough salt to feel comfortable - usually around 2 tsp

I hold down the processor button until it resembles a nice basil pesto. From start to finish is about 10 minutes. Zhuk is addicting.

Awards: Most fiery emissions after eating a homemade dish with too many Savinas.