Red Pepper Paste

Ingredients

• Red sweet peppers (red bell peppers)
• A pinch of salt
• To make Shanklish the way Sana does, here is the link: Shanklish Cheese

Method

1. Remove the seeds and the white parts from the peppers, then grind the red flesh in a meat grinder until smooth
2. Put it in a wide pot over the heat with the salt and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally
3. Leave it until the liquid evaporates and it thickens well
4. Transfer it to a smaller pot and continue cooking and stirring until the pepper paste becomes sticky
5. Place it in an oven at 100°C for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally
   Timers: 40 min
6. Leave it in the oven long enough until ready, then fill the pepper paste into jars
7. Place the jars in the freezer; even after freezing the paste remains soft
8. Sana Qaddour
9. For making shanklish the Sana way, here is the link: Shanklish cheese