This fiery condiment is as easy to make as it is to become addicted to. Shatta is there on every Palestinian table, cutting through rich foods or pepping up others. Eggs, fish, meat, vegetables: they all love it. Our recommendation is to keep a jar in your fridge or cupboard at all times.<br /><br />Once made, shatta will keep in the fridge for up to 6 months. The oil will firm up and separate from the chillies once it’s in the fridge, so just give it a good stir, for everything to combine, before using.<br /><br />As with anything being left to ferment, the jar you put your chillies into needs to be properly sterilised. There are various ways to do this. A water bath (where the jars go into the water, with their lids added separately, the water is brought to the boil and then the jars are “cooked” for 10 minutes), or filing them with just-boiled water and then rinsing and drying them with a clean tea-towel. We tend to just put them into the dishwasher and run it as a normal wash: it works very well.<br /><br />Makes 1 medium jar <a href="https://amzn.to/3lr6xDQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3lr6xDQ</a><br />250g green or red or green chillies (with seeds)<br />1 tbsp sea salt <a href="https://amzn.to/2XpSzK6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/2XpSzK6</a><br />3 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar (unpasteurised) <a href="https://amzn.to/3hthELa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3hthELa</a><br />1 tbsp lemon juice<br />olive oil to cover and seal<br /><br />Place the chillies and salt in a medium sterilised jar and mix well. Seal the jar and store in the fridge for 3 days. On the third day, drain the chillies, transfer them to a food processor and blitz: you can either blitz well to form a fine paste or roughly blitz so that some texture remains. Add the vinegar and lemon juice, mix to combine, then return the mixture to the same jar. Pour enough olive oil on top to seal, and keep in the fridge.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/mar/15/ami-tamimi-tara-wigley-yotam-ottolenghi-palestinian-table-recipes-food" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/mar/15/ami-tamimi-tara-wigley-yotam-ottolenghi-palestinian-table-recipes-food</a><br /><br />Falastin: A Cookbook <a href="https://amzn.to/3wgDd6W" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3wgDd6W</a><br />Ottolenghi: Flavours Cookbook <a href="https://amzn.to/37iAwYF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/37iAwYF</a><br />Ottolenghi: Simple Cookbook <a href="https://amzn.to/3ve1d9A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3ve1d9A</a><br /><br />Appliances all Which? Best buys...<br />Jamie Oliver Granite Pestle & Mortar <a href="https://amzn.to/3nydQMr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3nydQMr</a><br />Handheld Dymo Label Printer Machine <a href="https://amzn.to/3EdUMJn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3EdUMJn</a><br />Clip Top Jars - Set of 6 <a href="https://amzn.to/3lr6xDQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3lr6xDQ</a><br />Bosch MCM3501MGB Which review score 74% <a href="https://amzn.to/2UzXP9T" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/2UzXP9T</a><br />De'Longhi Caffe' Corso Fully Automatic Bean to Cup Coffee Machine <a href="https://amzn.to/2AOGbb7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/2AOGbb7</a><br />Bosch TWK8633GB Styline Collection Cordless Kettle <a href="https://amzn.to/2WNHyPG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/2WNHyPG</a><br />Bosch Styline Toaster <a href="https://amzn.to/2yoVbM0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/2yoVbM0</a><br />JJ Chopping board <a href="https://amzn.to/2XoPyHD" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/2XoPyHD</a><br />JJ Black Worktop Saver <a href="https://amzn.to/3aX3xsk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3aX3xsk</a><br /><br />Filming Apparatus (See links for visuals):<br />Selfie Stick Extendable Clamp Phone Holder (Main Presenting Angle)<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/2JUpRda" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/2JUpRda</a><br />Flexible Arm Mount Stand for mobile (Birds Eye Preparing Visuals)<br /><a href="https://amzn.to/2IdvqTF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/2IdvqTF</a><br />Tripod Mount holder for mobile (Bir<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miAHmTIQb3U" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miAHmTIQb3U</a>