Georgian sauce Tkemali from plums with garlic and spices

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 55 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   To prepare the delicious national dish of Georgian cuisine, tkemali sauce, we prepare the necessary products with spices.

2. STEP 2

   

   We twist the well-washed and peeled plums through a meat grinder and put the puree in a saucepan, put it on the stove, which is turned on at medium temperature and, remembering to stir, using only a wooden spoon or spatula, bring it to a boil.

3. STEP 3

   

   Pour one teaspoon of coriander into a mortar, add one teaspoon of khmeli-suneli, one teaspoon of utskho-suneli and grind thoroughly with a pestle.

4. STEP 4

   

   Cut off the stems of the hot red chili pepper, remove the seeds, cut into slices and place in a blender.

5. STEP 5

   

   Place two heads of peeled garlic and a sprig of peppermint into a blender and blend all the ingredients well.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour one tablespoon of salt into a saucepan with boiled plum puree.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add three tablespoons of sugar to the pan, mix well and lower the temperature of the stove, note the time and cook for twenty minutes.

8. STEP 8

   

   After twenty minutes, pour the prepared dry seasonings into the pan, add a mixture of garlic and hot red chili pepper and, stirring well, cook for another twenty minutes, lowering the temperature of the stove.

9. STEP 9

   

   Pour the hot sauce into sterilized jars, close them tightly with sterile lids, turn them over and cover them with a blanket and leave them to cool for several hours. Store the prepared sauce in the refrigerator or cellar.

10. STEP 10

    

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