Filfel Chuma | America's Test Kitchen

Filfel Chuma | America's Test Kitchen

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Filfel chuma—the source of chraime's foundational flavors—is a wildly delicious paste of garlic, spices, and dried chiles, that is a pillar of the Libyan Jewish kitchen.

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  • Side Dishes
  • Condiments
  • Vegetables
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Ingredients

  • 2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed, seeded, and torn into ½-inch pieces (¼ cup)
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 12 garlic cloves, minced to paste
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1½ teaspoons caraway seeds
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest plus 3 tablespoons juice
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

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