Sun dried lime and Sumac - Juliano's Nacho cheese recipe

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

 

Need some quick help. I would like to make Juliano's

nacho cheese, but 2 ingredients I am not familiar

with. One is sun-dried lime and the other is Sumac.

 

I was thinking that I could buy some limes and

dehydrate them, then powder them, but I am at a loss

for the sumac, I don't even know what it is. Can

someone help me with those ingredients? Also, has

anyone ever made this before?

 

Thanks,

Carol

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I cant help with the sundried lime, but Sumac seems to be a middle

eastern spice (I found this on line):

 

" Sumac

This spice comes from the berries of a wild bush that grows wild in

all Mediterranean areas, especially in Sicily and southern Italy, and

parts of the Middle East, notably Iran. It is an essential ingredient

in Arabic cooking, being preferred to lemon for sourness and

astringency. Many other varieties of sumac occur in temperate regions

of the world. In North America Rhus glabra is known for its use in

the tanning industry and for its medicinal properties. Also in North

Americai is the related Rhus toxicodendron (poison ivy) which can

cause a severe skin reaction when touched.

 

Spice Description

The berries are dried and crushed to form a coarse purple-red powder.

The whole fruit appears in dense clusters. Individual berries are

small, round, 10 mm (1/4 " ) in diameter, russet coloured and covered

with hairs.

Bouquet: Slightly aromatic.

Flavour: Sour, fruity and astringent

Hotness Scale: 1

 

Preparation and Storage

The berries can be dried, ground and sprinkled into the cooking, or

macerated in hot water and mashed to release their juice, the

resulting liquid being used as one might use lemon juice. Ground

sumac keeps well if kept away from light and air.

 

Culinary Uses

Sumac is used widely in cookery in Arabia, Turkey and the Levant, and

especially in Lebanese cuisine. In these areas it is a major souring

agent, used where other regions would employ lemon, tamarind or

vinegar. It is rubbed on to kebabs before grilling and may be used in

this way with fish or chicken. The juice extracted from sumac is

popular in salad dressings and marinades and the powdered form is

used in stews and vegetable and chicken casseroles. " The seed of

Sumach eaten in sauces with meat, stoppeth all manner of fluxes of

the belly... " (Gerard, 1597) A mixture of yogurt and sumac is often

served with kebabs. Zather is a blend of sumac and thyme use to

flavour labni, a cream cheese made from yogurt

 

You can find some mail order sources for it on line as well (just

google it).

Teri

 

 

 

 

rawfood , sunny brite <sny299 wrote:

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> Need some quick help. I would like to make Juliano's

> nacho cheese, but 2 ingredients I am not familiar

> with. One is sun-dried lime and the other is Sumac.

>

> I was thinking that I could buy some limes and

> dehydrate them, then powder them, but I am at a loss

> for the sumac, I don't even know what it is. Can

> someone help me with those ingredients? Also, has

> anyone ever made this before?

>

> Thanks,

> Carol

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Sumac is a bush/tree that grows wild in most of Arkansas, LA, and the ozark

mountains. If you live in the south you can just harvest it at will. We make

indian-aide from the berries durning the winter months. Make sure you get the

red berries as the white ones are poisonous, ie poisonous sumac. Also if you

suffer from hay fever red sumac can set you off. Do a search for wild foods,

and you can see some good pictures of this bush. Hope this helps.

Joysain

 

 

 

sunny brite <sny299

rawfood

Saturday, December 23, 2006 10:56:36 PM

[Raw Food] Sun dried lime and Sumac - Juliano's Nacho cheese recipe

 

Hi everyone,

 

Need some quick help. I would like to make Juliano's

nacho cheese, but 2 ingredients I am not familiar

with. One is sun-dried lime and the other is Sumac.

 

I was thinking that I could buy some limes and

dehydrate them, then powder them, but I am at a loss

for the sumac, I don't even know what it is. Can

someone help me with those ingredients? Also, has

anyone ever made this before?

 

Thanks,

Carol

 

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