Thum Garlic Sauce Lebanon Middle East Recipes

LEBANESE GARLIC SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Put the garlic in the bowl of a food processor with the salt, and process until the garlic is as fine as possible.
• Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides as needed.
• Add a teaspoon of lemon juice and process to create a bit of a paste.
• With the food processor running, drizzle about 3 tablespoons into the paste.
• Add another one teaspoon of lemon juice.
• Add oil about a quarter cup at a time, followed by a teaspoon of lemon juice.
• Follow this alternating until you have used up your ingredients.
• The main thing to remember is to go slow, it can take ten or fifteen minutes to go through this process.

LEBANESE GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• In the container of a blender, combine the garlic cloves, lemon juice and salt. Blend at medium speed until smooth. Continue blending while pouring olive oil into the blender in a thin stream. The mixture should become thick and white like salad dressing. Store refrigerated in a glass container.

TOUM GARLIC SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Peel the garlic cloves. Cut the cloves in half and remove the green germ (this is optional).
• Place the garlic and kosher salt in the bowl of a food processor (a smaller one may work better here). Pulse a few times until the garlic looks minced, stopping to scrape down the sides. Add the lemon juice and pulse a few times to combine (again, scrape down the sides)
• While the food processor is running, drizzle the oil in ever so slowly (use the top opening of the processor to drizzle in the oil). After you've used about 1/4 cup or so, add in about 1 tablespoon of the ice water. Stop to scrape down the sides of the processor bowl.
• Keep the processor running and continue to slowly drizzle in the oil, adding a tablespoon of the ice water after every 1/4 cup of oil. Continue on with this process until you have used up the oil entirely. The garlic sauce has thickened and increased in volume (it should look smooth and fluffy). This should take somewhere around 10 minute or so.

TOUM RECIPE FOR THE WORLD'S STRONGEST LEBANESE GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Ensure that all ingredients are at room temperature for a more reliable outcome. Also if you are using a large food processor make sure you use at least 3 heads of garlic otherwise smaller quantities of garlic won't be easily reached by large blades.
• Add the garlic and salt in the food processor and run for 10-20 seconds.
• Stop processor, scrap garlic down the sides, then run processor again for another 10-20 seconds. Repeat process 3-4 times until garlic starts to turn pasty.
• From this point onwards, turn the processor back on and keep it on until the end.
• Start adding the oil slowly in a very thin stream. After adding the first half cup you will start seeing the garlic emulsify and turn into a shiny paste already.
• While still running, add ½ teaspoon of lemon juice very slowly, in a thin stream.
• Wait on it a few seconds until the lemon juice is well absorbed then go back to repeating the same process of slowly adding ½ cup of oil in a thin stream, waiting a few seconds, then adding ½ teaspoon of lemon juice until you've used all ingredients. This process should take 8-10 minutes.

SHAWARMA DJAJ -- CHICKEN SHAWARMA (LEBANON -- MIDDLE EAST)

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine chicken breasts with 1/2 cup of onion, lemon juice, olive oil & spices, then add the thyme before adding the salt to taste.
• Stir well & then let marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for about 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then place chicken breasts in a roasting pan & bake for 25-30 minutes or until done.
• Remove from the oven & shred the chicken into slivers.
• Open oval pitas at the seam to create a large pocket, then spread a tablespoon of garlic sauce on the bottom half before filling each pits with equal amounts of sandwich ingredients (i.e. chicken, tomato, onion, gherkins, mint & parsley).
• Wrap the bottom of the 'sandwiches' with a napkin & serve immediately.

THUM -- GARLIC SAUCE (LEBANON -- MIDDLE EAST)

Steps:

• In a mortar & pounding with a pestle, work the garlic cloves & a little salt until reduced to a very fine paste.
• Drizzle in the oil very slowly, stirring constantly to blend well.
• If you don't want the sauce to be as strong as this will be, add some yogurt and/or mashed potato & blend well before serving.