Ali Oli Recipes

SPANISH ALIOLI GARLIC MAYONNAISE SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Peel and mince the garlic.
• Using the flat side of a large knife, crush the garlic.
• Place the crushed garlic into a small mortar and pestle, add the salt, and smash into a paste. (An alternative to save time is to use a good garlic press that peels and mashes the garlic in one step. Either way, you can use a mortar and pestle to mash the garlic into a paste.)
• Crack the eggs and separate the yolks into a small mixing bowl.
• Transfer the garlic paste to the bowl and whisk to blend.
• With a hand mixer on low speed, slowly pour in the olive oil in a very thin, steady stream until a creamy sauce begins to form.
• Add the touch of lemon juice slowly at the end, while keeping the mixer on to ensure that the sauce stays smooth.
• Serve with fish, as a condiment for your favorite sandwich, or as a dipping sauce for French fries. Enjoy.

REAL AIOLI

Steps:

• Place garlic slices in a mortar with kosher salt. Mash with the pestle into a fine paste, 4 or 5 minutes. Mix in lemon juice. Add a teaspoon of olive oil; stir and mash until oil is incorporated. Add another teaspoon and mix in thoroughly. Continue incorporating olive oil, teaspoon by teaspoon, mashing and stirring until aioli thickens up. If the aioli gets thicker than you like, add a few drops of water.

GARLIC MAYO (ALI OLI)

Steps:

• Put the egg, garlic and salt in a food processor.
• Turn on, and whir until garlic is completely blended--I sometimes mash it first, even before adding it to the machine.
• This is very important--Add the oil in a THIN steady stream--no thicker than spaghetti, especially at first.
• Continue to add the oil in a steady stream until the mayo thickens.
• Add the vinegar and process a couple seconds more.
• Note:If for some reason the mayo does not thicken (it happens), remove the mixture from the food processor to a spouted container, put another egg into the food processor and add the previous mixture in a thin, steady stream, and it will thicken.