Matbucha
Matbucha is a sauce popular around the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, made with red peppers, tomatoes, and aromatics cooked in olive oil. Matbucha can be served at room temperature or warm as part of mezze. Put Ful medames and matbucha together and you get a match made in heaven! Find the recipe and printable recipe PDF below!
Yield: 8 portions
Method
Heat the olive oil over low heat in a medium saucepan. Add the garlic and let cook slowly until soft and lightly golden brown, approximately 4-5 minutes.
Add the fresno chilies and spices, cook for 1 minute or until aromatic.
Add the roasted peppers, let cook for 5 minutes until softened.
Add the tomatoes and continue to cook over medium low heat until the liquid has evaporated, approximately 30 minutes.
Remove from the heat, add salt, pepper, lemon zest and juice to taste.
Stir in cilantro.
Ingredients
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 ea. garlic cloves, sliced thin
1 Tbsp. Fresno chili, seeded, minced
1 tsp. cumin seeds, toasted, ground
1 tsp. sweet paprika
4 ea. red peppers, roasted, peeled, small dice
2 cups tomatoes, canned chopped
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. ground black pepper
1 tsp. lemon zest
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 Tbsp. cilantro, chopped
This recipe and video were produced by The Culinary Institute of America as an industry service,
thanks to the generous support of the International Olive Council.
