Aioli
Thrusday night I finally gave into my craving for hummus and made a big ol' butt load, I think I have about three varieties that I spent about an hour making in the blender. (note to self acquire food processor or blender will start flipping the bird instead of blending....)
I've been really wanting to take a stab at Aioli for some time now and finally I think I have all the ingredients I need. I've been entertained/annoyed trying to find a recipe. Entertained in a way that includes, since this is an old old olde recipes there are thousands of ways just to make the base. Annoyed because the last time I had Aioli it was done by a very good chief and it was with Japanese mustard with tempura shrimp. Because I have that flavor in my head I fear that what ever I make shall not live up to it...
now the worst part of all of this is that the more I think about this recipe there are others that I want to make now, one that I've made before that is a very yummy condemit, garlic yogurt cucumber stuff that I"m sure has a name but I don't know it and it's greek. And the other is a rice and squid ink dish, either like a fried patty or paella... Both I've had before the patty at Black Salt and the paella at Nasu Blanka before it was closed down for being unrealistically expensive ($6 beer special... really?)
well I'm off to manipulate some garlic, I'm sure I'm driving my roomie crazy with the smell of garlic in the house...
I've been really wanting to take a stab at Aioli for some time now and finally I think I have all the ingredients I need. I've been entertained/annoyed trying to find a recipe. Entertained in a way that includes, since this is an old old olde recipes there are thousands of ways just to make the base. Annoyed because the last time I had Aioli it was done by a very good chief and it was with Japanese mustard with tempura shrimp. Because I have that flavor in my head I fear that what ever I make shall not live up to it...
now the worst part of all of this is that the more I think about this recipe there are others that I want to make now, one that I've made before that is a very yummy condemit, garlic yogurt cucumber stuff that I"m sure has a name but I don't know it and it's greek. And the other is a rice and squid ink dish, either like a fried patty or paella... Both I've had before the patty at Black Salt and the paella at Nasu Blanka before it was closed down for being unrealistically expensive ($6 beer special... really?)
well I'm off to manipulate some garlic, I'm sure I'm driving my roomie crazy with the smell of garlic in the house...