Tkemali Sauce Recipe
Tkemali sauce is slightly sour & is used on a wide variety of meat, poultry, seafood & even vegetable dishes. The Republic of Georgia has as many recipes for this sauce as they do women in the country!
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In30 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyServings6
Ingredients
24 ea Sour prunes pitted*
1 c Cider vinegar
2 tb Fresh lemon juice
2 c Water
1 ea Garlic clove peeled
3 tb Cilantro freshly chopped
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 ts Red pepper flakes
NOTE*
Dried prunes may be used but must be soaked over night in the cider vinegar.
Directions
Bring water to a boil, add prunes, remove from heat & allow to stand
for 10 mins.
Bring back to a boil over high heat & cook for 10 mins. until tender.
Put prunes into a seive over a bowl to drain.
Save all liquid.
Combine prunes, garlic, & cilantro in a blender.
Pour in 1/4 cup of the liquid & blend on high speed.
Add remaining liquid slowly until all is used.
Transfer blended mixture into a sauce pan & add salt & pepper.
Bring to a boil on high.
Reduce heat to simmer & add lemon juice.
Stir & simmer for 3 mins. more.
Pour over fish, poultry, or pork.
for 10 mins.
Bring back to a boil over high heat & cook for 10 mins. until tender.
Put prunes into a seive over a bowl to drain.
Save all liquid.
Combine prunes, garlic, & cilantro in a blender.
Pour in 1/4 cup of the liquid & blend on high speed.
Add remaining liquid slowly until all is used.
Transfer blended mixture into a sauce pan & add salt & pepper.
Bring to a boil on high.
Reduce heat to simmer & add lemon juice.
Stir & simmer for 3 mins. more.
Pour over fish, poultry, or pork.
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Sue says :
I have taken the c as in 2c water to mean cup - is that correct ? It is just that there is a tremendous amount of liquid in this sauce and comparing it with other recipes for the same thing they seem to have much less.
Can you shed light on my darkness ?
Posted on: 16 August 2009 - 12:24pm
