Better Homemade: Harissa Paste at Home

Better Homemade: Harissa Paste at Home
Harissa paste, a hot chili pepper paste, is smoky and floral. Joat/Shutterstock
Crystal Shi
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Justin Kingsley Hall, executive chef at The Kitchen at Atomic in Las Vegas, makes his own harissa paste.

What’s something you always make from scratch? Harissa paste. It’s a North African pepper paste that’s very floral with a smokiness from the toasted and dried spices. I find it in a lot of stores these days.
Crystal Shi
Crystal Shi
Home and Food Editor
Crystal Shi is the home and food editor for The Epoch Times. She is a journalist based in New York City.