Ras el Hanout

I just taught a virtual cooking class where we made Shahshuka, a Moroccan dish of poached eggs in a deeply aromatic tomato sauce. The sauce uses Ras El Hanout, an amazing spice blend from Morocco, but used all over North Africa. You can find it pre-mixed, but it's easy enough to make yourself and tweak to your liking.

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons ground ginger

• 2 teaspoons ground cardamon

• 2 teaspoons ground mace

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon ground allspice

• 1 teaspoon ground coriander seeds

• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1 teaspoon turmeric

• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

• 1/2 teaspoon ground anise seeds

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Combine all ingredients and store in a tight fitting container.