Adjika from Zucchini with Tomato Paste
Description
Among the many dishes based on zucchini, I want to highlight a spicy sauce – adjika. Adjika is an Abkhazian dish that many of our compatriots have come to like. And in our country, people began making this sauce according to their own new recipes, which differ from the original. Today I want to tell you, The appetizer is ready. Serve immediately.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients. Wash the zucchini and peel them.
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Step 2
Cut the zucchini into pieces. Run them through a meat grinder fitted with a fine die. Halve the hot pepper pod, remove the core with the seeds, grind it through the meat grinder as well, and place it on a separate plate.
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Step 3
Add the tomato paste, sugar, and salt to the bowl with the grated zucchini and mix well.
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Step 4
Pour vegetable oil into a saucepan and heat it. Then add the zucchini mixture with tomato paste, salt, and sugar. Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Then add ground hot pepper and garlic passed through a press. Simmer for another 10–15 minutes over low heat. Five minutes before the end of cooking, add the vinegar.
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Step 5
Zucchini adjika with tomato paste is ready! Let it cool and use it to season your favorite dishes.