Zippy Zacusca
This version adds some zippiness in the form of roasted garlic and jalapeno peppers. We grow a lot of both! You can create a milder version by adjusting these additions. It can be kept in the fridge for a few days or canned/frozen and kept for use throughout the year. It also uses white beans in place of the traditional eggplant. Make a large batch, as it takes some time.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 12cups | 30minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 2hours |
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Ingredients
- 1/4cup oil
- 2 large onionschopped by hand or pulsed in your food processor
- 1 head roasted garlic
- 8cups tomatoespulsed in your food processor
- 4-5roasted sweet peppers
- 2 finely chopped jalapenosAdd more or less according to spice level preference.
- 2cans white beans540 ml cans
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Roast a head of garlic by slicing a thin bit off the top of the bulb and drizzling with a little oil. Wrap in foil (or cook in a garlic roaster) and cook for about 20 minutes. Remove from oven when the bulb is soft but not browned. Overcooked garlic becomes hard and bitter!
- Roast your whole peppers on a lightly oiled cookie sheet, until the skins have blackened in spots. Let cool slightly and then remove stem and seeds and chop or pulse in the food processor.
- In a large diameter, thick-bottomed pot, heat the oil. Add chopped onion and cook until translucent.
- Add your tomatoes, roasted garlic, roasted peppers, jalapenos and season to taste.
- Drain and rinse your beans. Pulse gently in the food processor. Add to your pot.
- Cook slowly over low heat to blend flavours and a create a thick texture. This may take an hour or two, but it is worth the time. Stir often to prevent scorching on the bottom.
- You can preserve this through a simple canning process or freeze it in clean jars. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
There are so many ways to enjoy this! It can be used as a delicious,nutritious, additional to Shredded Potato Waffles, as a rich pasta sauce, on a piece of bread as a healthy snack, as a filling in a wrap, as a pizza sauce, or simply served as a dip! Enjoy it however you like!
