Grow It, Catch It, Cook It

Last night we had my Baked Mashed Potato, Bacon and Cheese Balls again and I wanted to have something to dip them in. I did a quick Google and settled on this recipe.

The result was amazing and got ticks of approval from my wife who is something of a connoisseur when it comes to this particular sauce.

Notes:

• I found the original recipe a bit runny so I reduced the amount of water
• You will be whisking slowly for around 10 minutes in my experience
• You can make it taste different every time by mixing up the seasoning
• Contains raw egg

You will be:

1. Whisking and whisking some more.
2. Seasoning the sauce.

You will need:

• Ingredients:
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp water
  • 1/4 tsp table salt
  • 1 garlic clove (very finely diced)
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • lemon juice to taste
  • ground sea salt or table salt to taste
  • ground black peppercorns to taste
•  Equipment:
  • a long sharp knife
  • a chopping board
  • a whisk
  • a small metal mixing bowl

Whisking and whisking some more

1. Pop the egg yolk into the metal mixing bowl.
2. Add the:
   • 1/4 tsp table salt
   • 1 garlic clove (very finely diced)
   • 1 tsp water
   • A tiny amount of the oil.
3. Start whisking slowly and don’t stop as you very very very slowly add the rest of the 1/2 cup olive oil.
4. Keep whisking until you get a smooth creamy consistency.

Starting off:

A bit of effort but oh so worth it:

Seasoning the sauce

I just used my salt and pepper grinders and a splash of lemon juice until I got the taste I liked. Remember that you will get less of a garlic wallop when combining it with food vs testing it by itself so don’t panic. Unless you love a lot of garlic. In that case, add more next time.

Enjoy,

PK

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