Morocco (associated with the Atlantic coast cities — Casablanca, El Jadida, Essaouira; less inland than zaalouk; sometimes called 'tchaktchouka' in reference to its North African egg-dish cousin, though the Moroccan taktouka does not contain egg) · Moroccan — Cooked Salads
Sweet smokiness from the charred Capsicum, tangy concentrated tomato, cumin and paprika warmth, olive-oil richness — brighter and less earthy than zaalouk.
["Dicing the peppers — cuts destroy the silky collapsed texture; hand-tearing is essential", "Under-blistering: if the char is patchy, the skin won't lift cleanly and bits of skin left on the salad are unpleasant", "Using tinned tomatoes without reducing them fully — tinned tomatoes require longer reduction to reach the concentrated base that raw ripe tomatoes develop quickly", "Adding the peppers too early and stewing the whole salad: the peppers dissolve into the tomato and the dish becomes an undifferentiated paste"]
Capsicum annuum (sweet green pepper) — whole, flame-blistered, hand-torn; Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato) — ripe, reduced; Allium sativum (garlic) — minced; Olea europaea (olive) — oil.
Sweet smokiness from the charred Capsicum, tangy concentrated tomato, cumin and paprika warmth, olive-oil richness — brighter and less earthy than zaalouk.
["Dicing the peppers — cuts destroy the silky collapsed texture; hand-tearing is essential", "Under-blistering: if the char is patchy, the skin won't lift cleanly and bits of skin left on the salad are unpleasant", "Using tinned tomatoes without reducing them fully — tinned tomatoes require longer reduction to reach the concentrated base that raw ripe tomatoes develop quickly", "Adding the peppers too early and stewing the whole salad: the peppers dissolve into the tomato and the dish becomes an
Capsicum annuum (sweet green pepper) — whole, flame-blistered, hand-torn; Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato) — ripe, reduced; Allium sativum (garlic) — minced; Olea europaea (olive) — oil.
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