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Villa Jerarda Kefta Rub
One of the best products, ever!
When you first open the jar and go for a pinch the first thing you will notice is the silky smooth feel between your thumb and forefinger. Wow!
This incredibly fine grind is amazing! Understand it is not a powder like so many commercial spice blends. This Kefta has texture and feels fabulous. And the “whiff” is wonderfully effervescent. It is smooth and distinct, complex and simple all at the same time. Though initially the aroma is “recognizable” with cumin leading the “flavor”, it shares the olfactory epithelium with the other spices for a perfect balance.
We couldn’t wait to fire up the grill (we did) and top our chicken with this very special blend!
Adding olive oil, salt, a little lemon juice, Ras el Hanout and Kefta Rub and we had a party! We can’t wait to rub it on everything this summer!
Named koofteh (kofta) by the Persians, the root of kefta, which means literally “pummeled meat”.
Kofta is most commonly used as a description for a minced meat “dish” - a meatball. Known as “kefta”, it found its way to Morocco from Persia via every country that separates the two, including Morocco, Turkey, Lebanon and of course Persia. Each with their own distinct versions of kefta.
Not just any meatball like we have in the West, this “fist” sized full-flavored dish is most often served with a yogurt sauce to contrast the spices.
The act of “pummeling" means working the meat so that the proteins break down and the lamb, onion, garlic, salt and the spices bind together. Do not include any flour or filler as they are not used in an authentic dish.
Kefta Rub with roots in Casablanca:
This Kefta recipe is from Mehdi’s great Uncle, one of Casablanca’s finest butchers. This “Morrocan” version of Kefta is inspired by local cuisine and includes cumin, paprika, cayenne, cinnamon, mint; hazelnut was in the original recipe but has been omitted for allergy reasons.
But you don’t need to just make Kefta the dish, it works wonderfully in shakshuka, or as a marinade for gulf prawns with lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, parsley & cilantro. Even add it to a tomato sauce, that's how versatile this spice mix is!
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Hot & Spicy
Hot and Spicy doesn't have to mean fire engine red alarms hot. We like hot, but we like favor. So we have always sought the heat that can make foods jump up and taste better without killing the buds for the next bite... or the next day either!
We are always adding more heat to the pile to keep the category moving and changing. And don't discount the simple ones, like Spicy Mustard Seed Oil from Australia which has some real heat that is unique. Fry your catfish and get the wow of summer!
Heat and summer go together! Time to grill!
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Organic Olive Oil
Rock Hill is all dressed up!
Sometimes tasting olive oil involves the consumption of mouthfuls of oil one right after another.
Rock Hill organic olive oil is a quite sophisticated tasting oil and requires this form of tasting to truly understand it.
Rock Hill, in its infancy, was very opinionated, less sophisticated, and it took a very specific chef to like the oil. As it matured over many, many years and as the orchard changed (for the better), the oil blend went from rough and tumble to a sharp tux with a wonderful black tie of an oil.
Today, I filled my mouth with a giant spoonful of oil and as per usual I moved it around with my tongue trying to discern the different nuances and flavors that come with it. The first thing I noticed was that, even though I had a mouthful of oil, I was receiving a lightness of being as it swirled around. Not a heavy oily feel at all, instead the wonderful flavors common with any great olive oil.
After, the oil vaporizes and is gone, swallowed away, a dryness of the mouth happens as if the oil itself is taking every bit away. Perhaps because it is grown in the shadows of Napa grapes, the olives are learning a thing or two.
Then, a pleasantly warm creeping coughing sensation happens. Not overpowering and very enjoyable. (Remember that's the good stuff for you and your joints!)
And, as you realize the Rock Hill Olive Oil is gone and the coughing has subsided and there is no after effect of a thick greasy mouthful but in fact an open and pleasant freshness envelopes your being.
It truly is a lovely oil, always perfect on good popcorn or simply drizzled on pasta topped with big crunchy flakes of salt! Just in time for grilling, it is perfect for Asparagus! This oil Rocks the Hill!
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Moroccan Olive Oil
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