Ajvar (Serbian Roasted Red Pepper Sauce)

Name: Ajvar (Serbian Roasted Red Pepper Sauce)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 servings Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 340 grams medium eggplant (about; 6 servings Type of fire: two-zone indirect; 5 medium cloves teaspoons freshly minced garlic (about; 1 medium Grill heat: -high; 1 teaspoon Kosher salt, plus more to taste; 59 milliliters sunflower or olive oil; 907 grams red bell peppers (about 5 medium peppers); 1 Tbsp white vinegar

Ajvar (Serbian Roasted Red Pepper Sauce) might be just the sauce you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 240 calories, 9g of protein, and 17g of fat. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, freshly garlic, grill heat: medium-high, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours.

Instructions

Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and arrange coals on one side of the charcoal grate. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Clean and oil the grilling grate.

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Place peppers on hot side of grill and cook until blackened all over, 10-15 minutes.

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Peppers

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Transfer pepper to a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let sit until cool enough to handle, about 20 minutes.

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Pepper

Wrap

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Remove charred skin, seeds, and cores from peppers.

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While the peppers are cooling, pierce skin of eggplant with a fork all over.

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Place eggplant on cool side of grill. Cover and cook until skin darkens and wrinkles and eggplant is uniformly soft when pressed with tongs, about 30 minutes, turning halfway through for even cooking.

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Eggplant

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Remove eggplant from grill and let sit until cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. Trim top off eggplant and split lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop out flesh of eggplant; discard skin.

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Eggplant

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Place roasted red peppers, eggplant pulp, and garlic in a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Pulse until roughly chopped.

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Roasted Red Peppers

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Garlic

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Add in oil, vinegar, and salt and pulse until incorporated and peppers are finely chopped.

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Transfer sauce to a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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