Once you master this garlic sauce recipe, you'll be making big batches to store and use in lots of different ways. Recipe CategoriesSauces No-Cook Lebanese Dairy Free Gluten Free Low Carb Paleo Friendly Vegan Vegetarian Ramadan. Stunning recipe! I'm glad my toum recipe inspired you to compose a haiku . You can just use the mixture you have as a dipping sauce, mix into salad dressings, marinate chicken or veggies with it before roasting, etc. Thank you for a great recipe. Better than any store bought. Ive also saved a broken batch of toum by starting a new emulsion with a couple of cloves of garlic, some salt and a little oil in the mortar & pestle and them slowly adding the separated toum to the new emulsion. But you really can't go wrong pairing it with just about anything. I came to the realization that toum is probably the mystery sauce that I have come to love. Definitely a family favorite. One of the parents has a Lebanese restaurant locally and brought some chicken kebabs and Toum. Hi Billie! Do not let the garlic defrost for longer than 20mins. Hi John, did you take the green sprout out of the middle of the garlic? Olive oil has such a forward flavor and color that is too strong (go figure, with all that garlic) in the toum. Once the garlic looks emulsified by the few tablespoons of oil, increase the speed of pouring the oil . Im just curious why covered it with a paper towel? What a difference that switch has made! I had Toum for the first time about 25 years ago in a Lebanese restaurant in St. Paul, MN. You cant really rush the process. Same thing happened to me. I started stirring the mixture again and a magic trick happened before my eyes it started to emulsify! Thank you so much for making my recipe and leaving such a kind comment . You know how long I've waited for this recipe??!! First, peel the garlic and, optionally, remove the germ (green sprout) from each cloves center (which is bitter). Slowly adding the remaining half of the broken sauce did not alter the texture at all. But we have the choice to react negatively or positively. But then I discovered Maureen Aboods recipe for Lebanese garlic sauce, and it uses 4 ingredients: garlic, oil, lemon juice and salt. From here on out, Toum will officially be your new favorite condiment. You can spread it on a falafel or chawarma wrap, or just on toast. In which case youre still going to love a smokey, char-grilled plateful of barbecued laham mishwehlamb kebabs, coming up tomorrowjust like I always have, even without the extra BAM. I'm so glad you're here! Its serious because its so garlicky! So its important to alternate the oil and lemon juice and dont rush the process. My husband is SO happy! My recipe is an adaptation of his (from his Classic Lebanese Cuisine, published in 2009 by Three Forks, an imprint of The Globe Pequot Press). In order to emulsify, just like making pesto, its important to run the oil very slowly in a thin stream and small batches at a time. Now I learn it was Tuom that I loved.. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I live in Ohio, just south of Detroit, and we have many wonderful Lebanese restaurants in our area. I personally haven't tried it yet, but one of my followers said she did and the garlic flavor was too mild for her taste, she preferred the original recipe. Toum is a traditional Lebanese garlic sauce that is served with: chicken shawarma Shish Tawook Grilled chicken and alongside many other dishes, as well as a sauce in sandwiches. Something must have been lost in translation because for me it wielded cornstarch/garlic/oil liquid, which shouldnt have been a surprise given that oil and water dont mix. Hi! Im Samira, I make DIYs and I cook rainbow recipes. Love it! To play it safe, use a drizzle pattern that is slightly above drops This is super boring but it is less risky It is not a guarantee though as ALL factors play in in emulsifications. Really really tasty but there is a shipping charges involved. (Read my article onremoving the garlic germfor a more in-depth explanation.). Please check your entries and try again. Pair it with grilled chicken, roasted veggies, and french fries. And P.S., we are both fans of the Fighting Irish. Except toum, which means garlic in Arabic, contains no eggs; it is an emulsion of lots of garlic, lemon juice and a neutral oil. Hold the jar with one hand, and turn on the immersion blender while it is at the bottom of the jar. I mentioned before that a Lebanese restaurant owner in Wisconsin made hummus for us once and he started by filling the food processor bowl (typical large processor) with garlic, liquifying it and then adding some chic peas and taheni. The only difference is that you have to stream the oil in very very slowly from start to finish while the food processor is on (after you process the garlic cloves, salt, and lemon into a paste). What recipes are you looking for? Usually the reason it doesn't thicken is if you didn't blend it long enough on the bottom before raising up the blender. The trick to this IS the quantity heaps of garlic! Also, Ive tried in a restaurant and it was more airy. Cant wait to make the toum as itll be perfect with tomorrow nights chicken shish taouk. . Choose garlic that is firm and fresh. In any case, since the amount of salt mostly affects flavor (and preservation to a certain extent), feel free to reduce it according to your needs. Here are a couple of tips for this Lebanese garlic sauce: 1: Soak the garlic cloves in ice water for at least 30 minutes before preparing the toum. I am 4th generation and we came to Kentucky in 1890 dont ask me how we ended up there. Thank you so much for your comment, Megan. Thank you for leaving a comment , I made this today and it was super creamy and delicious. Squad Leader is a game system depicting tactical combat in the Second World War. Cant wait to try it! Thank you for sharing your story. You'll find among these pages the fresh and classic Lebanese recipes we can't get enough of! Thank you Nicole! I had suffered from inflammation, which was in part due to canola oil and vegetable oil. Did you emulsify it for 20ish minutes? If you're on Instagram, I have a very detailed video tutorial posted to help you blend it correctly , It existed to make the toum You could try adding more garlic and then add more oil very slowly. Easy-peasy and sooo good on roasted veggies and fries! Let me know if you have any other questions! Toum is a super popular condiment in Lebanon. Using an immersion blender, blend the mixture until it resembles a paste. Thankfully, toum is pretty easy to make and stays fresh in the fridge for a month, so theres no reason to not always have a surplus. I hope you love it!! Turn processor on to medium speed and add the lemon juice. Here it is! Emulsifiers and stabilizers help droplets stay dispersed by coating each one and reducing the surface tension, preventing them from coalescing. I would recommend adding 1-2 boiled potatoes to the food processor and allowing the potato to help re-emulsify it. Maureen I love your website! This is completely counter productive because the one step forward in removing the germ results in 10 steps back by inducing a terribly pungent, bitter chemical. If you try this Lebanese garlic sauce recipe, then let me know your thoughts and questions in the comments. This turned out perfect! Cant wait to try it! Both are made with a base of garlic, salt, and oil (often olive oil though vegetable oil is also used), though aioli sauce can sometimes contain egg too as a stabilizer. I suggest allowing it to marinate and 'set' for at least 2-3 hours in the fridge before using it. I LOVE RWOB!!! The reason this happens is if you moved it up before the bottom got white, thick, and fluffy. I buy it locally. Thank you, Maureen, for another great recipe! Once the garlic is smooth, blend in some fresh lemon juice. Add a few drops of oil to this paste and work it into the garlic with the pestle until it is fully absorbed. Thanks again all and maybe this will help others in making their own addictive Toum. No lumps. Im so glad you made it and love the toum too Sheila. Toum is a staple of Lebanese cuisine, and more than just another condiment. Regards. Required fields are marked *. Determined to recreate it, I searched and found your recipe.and its identical. Thanks so much for sending your question. So sorry that happened to you! With the food processor running, slowly drizzle half a cup of olive oil, followed by a tablespoon of lemon juice into the garlic paste mixture. Do you think its possible to make this in a Vitamix blender? Traditional Toum Preparation Method The Lebanese garlic dip was traditionally made using a pestle and mortar. Really helps when slowly streaming in the oil. Ive tried at least 4 different brands of blenders. I totally understand. My only concern is the strong flavor which burns the tongue. I tried your recipe tonight and it went to garlic water not sure what happened, it sarted off good, but failed ahd went water about the end of 3rd cup of canola oil Do you think ghee would work in liquid form? about me | contact | subscribe, COPYRIGHT 2020 ALPHAFOODIE Thank you so much for leaving a comment and sharing your tips . But it works really well with grilled fish, in sandwiches, in pasta. Not sure whether corn oil is better than canola. Just tried the recipe and while the texture is amazing, the garlic is really strong. 1. The second go was a success I drizzled patiently the oil for 30 minutes (yes 30 minutes) in a drizzle pattern that is just over drops I used 4 heads of very fresh garlic 1.5 cups of Sunflower oil1 teaspoon of kosher salt and 1/4 cup lemon juice from a bottle (they dont sell fresh lemons where I live) The bottled lemon juice is a risk as it has a lot of water Still, the results were awesome and the garlic paste did not taste to sharp It needed a 1/2 tspn of salt more though No big deal I just added some salt to the sandwich, The third time, I used 3 heads, 1.5 teaspoons of kosher salt 2 cups of Sunflower oiland 1/8 bottled lemon juice I drizzled very very slowly but a little faster than just beyond drops and the emulsification broke I used very fresh and hard garlic from the store, but I dont think they were very fresh as I could slightly smell the bitter sharpness when I peeled them That should have been my clue, So, not sure if there are complete answers But the tips are: Or am I just missing the button? Those things might make chicory seem less bitter, but bitterness is what chicory brings to the table. )We MUST definitely use the ((VIRGIN OIL)), NEVER EXTRA Virgin. I am thrilled you enjoyed my toum recipe , My toum haiku: Im hoping to master itsome day. After researching methods and recipes for Toum, I noticed that some added an egg white although it doesnt seem traditional, heres why. Yes that is due to blending. Please let me know if that helps! I bought a clear one from Target for like $2. Make sure to scrape down the sides of the food processor afterwards. Make sure to scrape down the sides so that all the minced salted garlic gets well incorporated into the oil. Hope that helps! Bravo, I'm so happy to hear you love it Jean! Now I wont have to buy what is apparently a common Lebanese recipe from a guy that is touting it as his own miraculous invention and selling it online and at Whole Foods! I am not sure how others have had success adding 4 cups of oil in 2 minutes, but m dying to find out. I have to leave for work an hour before the time is up, and I dont trust my boyfriend to wake up and take care of it for me. check out my updated toum tips which includes making a small batch. Tastes yummy and will be drizzled on our shawarma. Crush the garlic cloves with the salt in a mortar or deep bowl until you have a smooth paste. hello, I have tried to make a garlic aioli for some time since having Toom in a Greek restaurant (Operated by a Lebanese Chef) I was going the olive oil, egg yolk route as I had no idea what I had eaten. Its also a pungent vegan alternative to mayo and perks up any sandwich. Haha!! Step 2. The food was not only amazing, but just about the only thing I could eat during that time. love your writting and your Toum recipe. Well youve come to the right place, and I promise youll leave saying, That was good so good!. When making it with a mortar and pestle, you have to crush the garlic down into a paste, add 1 teaspoon oil, and mix it until the garlic absorbs it completely. You want to use a neutral oil like canola, vegetable, grapeseed or safflower oil. I am sooo happy you and your husband loved it! Now use only avocado, coconut, and olive oil. Removing half of the broken sauce and whipping in 1 egg white instantly puffed up the sauce to a light and fluffy mixture. So march forward with courage, how bad can a cup of garlic be? Any suggestions? Nutrition information provided is an estimate and may vary. Super easy directions to follow. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Hello! Once it becomes airy and fluffy, its your cue to continue making the garlic sauce by alternating between pouring in the oil and pouring in the lemon juice. thanks maureen your blog is a treat, and your fathers day version of fattoush, brilliant. Thanks so much Chris! Hi Alexa! Haha I have never heard that before. Toum is essentially a type of mayonnaise, an aoli, both of which are emulsions of egg, oil, and lemon juice. You are right that alot of our people do not make it. I didnt realize garlic could be hot like that. 3 cups of oil and one cup of garlic clothes gone to waste. This can be done with vigorous shaking and agitationlike when you're whisking oil into avinaigrettebut without an emulsifier, the coupling is only temporary. Garlic is a wonder.and I tried the toum on pasta tonight with your deconstructed pesto: brilliant! It was as good as I remembered it and it rekindled my determination to make it at home. A properly made toum will be just as thick, and densely packed with billions of oil droplets, but its all held together with the far less stable proteins and pulverized plant tissues of garlic. Diet type Gluten Free Vegan Nutrition summary 16.0 servings per container | 1 tbsp (14g) Nutrition facts Ingredients About this item Grocery Dairy TEAPIGS Peach & Mango Cold Brew Tea, 10 CT 111 Amazon's Choice Any tips? I am so glad you enjoyed my recipe and found it easy to follow! Yayyy!! and my Mom always made him go outside on the back porch to peel it and smash it with a mortar and pestle. Stocked with homemade toum, youll never be left to suffer the whims of miserly takeout portions or greedy partners again. But why three attempts for the toum, you might wonder, and rightly so. I am so happy you had success with my recipe! This makes bringing toum together a more delicate process than making mayo, but with some patience, you can avoid pitfalls. Great tips. I Omitted the lemon juice, as the fermentation adds plenty of tanginess, but I did add the salt. I have just tried your recipe of toum for my Sirian boyfriend but unfortunately I did not succeed. Place the immersion blender in the jar and blend the garlic until you have a paste. Soon guut! In today's episode . Came out beautifully with a creamy texture and perfect garlic balance. Oh yay I am so happy you loved it Kate! I have not tried it with any other appliance though. Your site is one of my go-to sites for Middle Eastern food recipes, btw. Breakups, loss of a loved one, losing our jobs, bad childhoods, etc.) Besides halfing the recipie. I even use it as part of my chicken marinade or even as my garlic aioli sauce in my sandwiches. Made this Sunday but my ratios were a little off. This Garlic Sauce Recipe was originally published on July 11, 2018. Thank you for leaving a comment . Do you think you may have poured the oil in too quickly? Toum is most often paired with chicken shawarma, or rotisserie chicken. You can either get bitter, seek revenge, be pessimistic, and operate in a victim mentality. in it, tossed it with warm red potatoes for a salad and, just now, with pasta, julienned basil and pine nuts for a deconstructed pesto. Transferred the puree to the blender and drizzled in 2 cups of canola oil and the remaining lemon juice. You want it to look creamy and emulsified, like the image on the left, before you can speed up the process. Suggest keeping the speed around 3 to start and gradually work up to 5. 2 teaspoons salt It really is wow, isnt it! Add all the oil on top of the mixture, then the place immersion blender at the very bottom. Hi Angie! BITTER ! This is my 3rd time trying this recipe. Learn how your comment data is processed. Ive tried to fix toum and it can be hit or miss; using an egg as you would mayonnaise is a solution as well, but thats a raw egg. Hi therethis can happen! The result was a wonderfully light, fluffy and smooth sauce that has been enjoyed but quite a few of my friends although I have a hard time sharing :-). Next, add oil very slowly, in a thin stream. Recently added some to mashed potatoes and it really cut down time in the kitchen. Olive oil will make it more dense and the color wont be as bright and white. It doesnt take but a couple of minutes; if you add the oil very slowly, the emulsion takes place from the get-go. In the mortar, combine garlic and salt and grind until it becomes a smooth paste. If it happens again, can i save the toum by doing something and not wasting it? I had Toum again in November at a South Bend, Indiana restaurant following a Notre Dame football game. Just whipped up a batch and I think I am in love! I smell like garlic, Hahaha I am dying! Before making the garlic sauce, you can soak the garlic for 30 minutes in ice water. Im sorry it didnt hold!! My immersion blender starts getting a little warm during the last minute of blending, but not so bad that it stops or affects the speed or result. Its smooth texture and aromatic taste makes it so addictive to enjoy in so many ways! I always get lots of extra garlic sauce from the pizza restaurant. Made half the amount - and put everything in at once. The toum on my cousin Mays table in Lebanon was made by starting with cornstarch and boiling water. If I make my own and refrigerate it, in your experience do you know how long would the garlic sauce last in the fridge? I'm sorry to hear your garlic separated. The consistency could be due to changing the ratio, but if it wasn't a drastic change in the measurements, it most likely needed to be blended more at the bottom to fully emulsify and thicken before slowly raising it up. Toum tips which includes making a small batch with chicken shawarma, or on... 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