Tkemali for the winter: 2 elementary ways to make spicy sauce

Tkemali sauce is an amazing, flavorful, spicy seasoning for many dishes, especially meat. Thanks to this sauce, they acquire a completely different, amazing taste, and it is very easy to prepare.

The FoodOboz editorial team shares 2 recipes for delicious homemade tkemali for the winter, which can be prepared in just 1 hour.

1. Classic plum tkemali sauce

Ingredients:

• red, yellow, or green sour cherry plum - 1 kg
• garlic - 5 cloves
• sugar - 2 tbsp
• salt - 1 tsp.
• Suneli hops - 1 tsp.
• fresh cilantro - 1 bunch

Method of preparation:

1. Wash the plums, put them in a saucepan with boiling water, and cook for about 30-40 minutes.
2. Rub through a sieve to make a liquid puree of cherry plum.
3. Chop the garlic, add it to the puree, salt, and pepper, mix and put it in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and cook for about 1 hour.
4. At the very end, add chopped fresh cilantro, pour the hot sauce into sterile jars, and preserve.

2. Tkemali for the winter

Ingredients:

• fresh plums of the "tkemali" variety or others - 1 kg
• drinking water - 100 ml
• cilantro - 3 sprigs
• garlic - 1 head
• ground coriander - 3 tsp.
• ground red pepper - 1.5 tsp.
• dried dill - 2 tbsp
• dried mint - 2 tsp.
• vegetable oil - 4 - 8 tsp.

Method of preparation:

1. Wash the plums, remove the seeds, put them in a saucepan, cover with water, bring to a boil, then cook until they are cooked.
2. Be sure to grind the finished plums through a sieve so that all the fibers and skin do not get into the sauce.
3. Pour the resulting puree into a saucepan and cook for about 40-45 minutes.
4. Peel the garlic, chop it, and add it along with the spices to the plum puree, salt it, add mint, dill, and oil, and bring it to a boil again.
5. Pour the hot sauce into jars and preserve.