Got my first couple ripe Aleppo Peppers, also known as Halaby. It is a major ingredient in a lot of hot Mediterranean dishes, they are very sweet with a good amount of heat, similar to de Arbol or good hot Thai peppers but much sweeter and very thick walls. The walls are so thick that I am nervous to try and dry them without a dehydrator.
So, thinking Greek, like I am, I went out to the garden and picked a bunch of mint, basil, and oregano. Threw it in the processor with the two Aleppo pods (deseeded), 3 cloves of homegrown garlic, and a handful of spinach. Added a couple splashes of red wine vinegar and EVOO and processed, not too much. It tasted amazing right out of the processor but it has gotten even better over the last couple days. I have been putting it on everything, I wish I had a name for it, call it Greek Chimichurri. The best so far was Mediterranean pizza, but today I will top that with some baked rock cod.
And the finale, Mediterranean Pizza with roasted/skinned Hungarian and Big Jims, and the Greek chimichurri completely sealed the deal.
I am on a roll, I made a fantastic roasted mango hab/serrano sauce also, going to have to find some people to eat this stuff!
Phil
So, thinking Greek, like I am, I went out to the garden and picked a bunch of mint, basil, and oregano. Threw it in the processor with the two Aleppo pods (deseeded), 3 cloves of homegrown garlic, and a handful of spinach. Added a couple splashes of red wine vinegar and EVOO and processed, not too much. It tasted amazing right out of the processor but it has gotten even better over the last couple days. I have been putting it on everything, I wish I had a name for it, call it Greek Chimichurri. The best so far was Mediterranean pizza, but today I will top that with some baked rock cod.
And the finale, Mediterranean Pizza with roasted/skinned Hungarian and Big Jims, and the Greek chimichurri completely sealed the deal.
I am on a roll, I made a fantastic roasted mango hab/serrano sauce also, going to have to find some people to eat this stuff!
Phil
