Green Seasoning

Green Seasoning is an essential basic ingredient of West Indian cuisine, used as a seasoning in dishes or as a marinade. There is no exact recipe for green seasoning. Everyone does it a little differently and you usually use what you have on hand. However, to give you a little clue, I have written this recipe. Feel free to modify it to your liking. In my Guyanese-style chow mein recipe, Green Seasoning is used.

Green Seasoning

Green Seasoning is an essential basic ingredient of West Indian cuisine, used as a seasoning in dishes or as a marinade. There is no exact recipe for green seasoning.
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course sauces
Cuisine Guyana
Servings 1 glass
Calories 74.8 kcal

Equipment

  • Blender or Food-Processor

Ingredients
 

  • 30 cloves of garlic
  • 1 bunch of culantro, alternatively real coriander
  • 1 bunch of parsley
  • 3-4 Wiri Wiri or 1 Scotch Bonnet (100000-350000 Scovilles), alternatively 1 Hot Chilli
  • some water for the blender
  • 1 canning jar

Instructions
 

  • Peel the garlic. Wash the herbs and chilli.
  • Put the herbs, garlic and chilli in a stand mixer or food processor. Add a little water so that the blender can puree everything easily. Puree the mixture as finely as possible.
  • Pour into a preserving jar. The sauce will keep for 1-2 weeks in the fridge and more than 3 months in the freezer, as long as you seal it airtight.

Nutrition

Calories: 74.8kcal
Keyword Cilantro, Garlic, Parsley
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