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Glad you are enjoying the recipe! Homemade Toum Lebanese Garlic Sauce & how to fix if it breaksThank you Denise & Rambo! This turned out perfect! 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 can use it as a dip for fries or veggies. Thank you sooo much Bella! Thanks for sharing. Must try again, I will conquer! Hi! An emulsion always involves two incompatible liquids brought together by dispersing one into tiny droplets suspended throughout the other. Mine broke, as it has with every other method I've tried. You cant really rush the process. Makes about 4 cups. It's served with roasted chicken and kebabs; some customers even request it with babyback ribs. I find it mellows down with time though. This will take about 15 minutes to complete. The word "toum" actually translates to "garlic" in Arabic, but we also refer to the prepared dip as toum, because, well, it's very garlicky. Hello; Traditionally, the toum recipe was made by crushing the ingredients with a mortar and pestle. I'm so glad you love it as much as I do Martha! I had no idea what the white stuff on the pita was and Ive been searching every Mediterranean-centric restaurant in Nashville trying to find it, with no luck. The heat can otherwise cause the toum emulsification to break. Made it twice and it turned out great both times but 2nd time around after 2 days the the sauce lost its emulsification and turned runny. So versatile. Many people only keep it for up to one month, but Ive found that its OK for up to 3 months so if you want to err on the side of caution, aim to use it within a month. Blending garlic into a smooth paste releases emulsifiers contained within its cell walls, which stabilizes the sauce without using eggs. But it works really well with grilled fish, in sandwiches, in pasta. My admission of that is not to scare you off from making toum, but simply to say that after trying a few different methods, I think the one Ive landed on is going to be successful for all of us. Regards. - Evil Zymurgist Jan 18, 2016 at 15:01 Add a comment 1 You could try blending it with another beer, probably would do this when serving. Toum sure can be fussy. My cousin shared her techniques with us and it almost always works out. Required fields are marked *. This can be done with vigorous shaking and agitationlike when you're whisking oil into avinaigrettebut without an emulsifier, the coupling is only temporary. When she heard Id be making toum with you, she did not pretend to think that was a good idea. 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. Once the garlic is smooth, blend in some fresh lemon juice. Once 1/4 cup of the oil is added, drizzle it in a thin stream instead of drop-by-drop. My daughter had success with this recipe, but I'm sooo sad. Its smooth texture and aromatic taste makes it so addictive to enjoy in so many ways! Yum! Once you go up before reaching that point, it will not thicken unfortunately. However, intend to try again soon, as if Im honest I didnt wait long enough when blending, Hi Lindy! Using an immersion blender, blend the mixture until it resembles a paste. Yes that is due to blending. Thick and creamy. I'd love to hear how it turned out for you! Jerry, you are not alone on this. . Better than any store bought. Bravo, I'm so happy to hear you love it Jean! 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. Thank you for the good recipe:)). Please check your entries and try again. I even use it as part of my chicken marinade or even as my garlic aioli sauce in my sandwiches. Hello , I came to this place accidentally, but I found it amazing, then I stopped reading the recipes and comments, so I like to give you this tips for oil , that I had got from my long time experience in food , the problem is ,for the receipt like this ,(or for example what we called Teseyeh bel zeit. About 20 years ago, Gilroy CA (the center of the garlic universe) held a Garlic Festival to which we went a few years in a rowsuch a novelty for a festivaland garlic became overdonewhen I tasted Garlic Ice Cream, I turned backnow I dont even put it in hummus. Pour the entire amount of oil on top of the garlic paste - do not stir! How can i get rid of the too spicy taste? I love your blog and voted for it in the Saveur best food blog contest today best of luck! But like you said, it's never too late to learn new things , I LOVE Garlic and saw this post on my FB feed, and said I Gotta try this! My toum has failed more than once, my friend. 5. Strong toum will typically become less so over time, in the refrigerator. Transfer the sliced garlic cloves into a food processor and add the kosher salt to the garlic cloves. We had with roasted potatoes tonight but I'm fully prepared to ear this over my cereal! Also do you have some tips if we want to make only a small quantity? When you first introduce the oil, start with only one tablespoon of oil. Right now it is just a touch hot from the garlic. She did point out that its not just her taste that has kept toum off our tableits never been on any table in either her or my fathers families, and it is not in her favorite old country cookbook, either. The way your hands." Unfortunately, my wife was in the early stages of her first pregnancy and she couldnt stand to be within 25 feet of me after I had been eating the stuff or shed experience severe morning sickness regardless of the time of day. (Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.). Yay I'm so happy you're loving it Di! For faster peeling, place the unpeeled cloves on a stable cutting board, then place the blade of a chef's knife flat against the clove, and use the heel of your hand to smash it. Enjoy your homemade toum! Thanks so much! Chill oil in freezer 30 minutes (this helps the sauce emulsify). I tend to buy too much garlic and waste some of it when it goes bad. Yay I'm thrilled to hear that Suzi! So, if you can be patient, then try it again a few days later (and learn to make it in advance!)3. Super easy directions to follow. Wonderful! My favorite tips & recipes to delicious Lebanese meals. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. If you want to try a different brand garlic sauce, I purchased Garlic sauce from these folks online (Maska Food). Now its the turn of this Lebanese garlic sauce (aka Toum sauce). You want to use a neutral oil like canola, vegetable, grapeseed or safflower oil. 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. After about 15 minutes, it will look like the image on the right. Add another tablespoon lemon juice and process until completely smooth and slightly fluffy. Im updating the post to include step-by-step photos and a video tutorial. I was in the middle of adding a dose of oil when I transferred to the bowl, and very quickly realized that I was doomed. I do not have a large enough food processor to accommodate 4 Cups of oil. It has happened to me a couple of times when I left the lemon juice at the end or when I added the oil too quickly. I make a one cup batch of toum by quartering the above ingredients and starting with a mortar and pestle before proceeding to an immersion blender. Alternating oil and water will yield a fluffy, thick, and stable garlic sauce. Need to buy some jars tomorrow to make this!!! It's so good. I feel like Im going to lose my mind from the noise of the food processor and it might be getting a little thicker, but its still got a long way to go. Peel the garlic cloves and place them in a wide mouth quart jar or similar sized container, then add the salt and lemon juice. Let me know! . Using a paring knife, split each garlic clove in half lengthwise. I hope you love it!! I hope that helps. The garlic and. The handle was hot-maybe it's not strong enough?? In my failed efforts I had tried to make proportionately smaller batches and ended up with lumpy, separated liquid. I sometimes ask my local supermarket to peel it for me with their industrial machine, so I know its freshly peeled. No lumps. I still remember everything so vividly. This recipe comes together in just a few minutes and you don't need a food processor - it's the absolute easiest! Any reason why? 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. You could try adding a few more cloves of garlic and half a cup of oil on top of the garlic mixture (do not stir), then place the immersion blender in the bottom of the jar and turn it on. So I added the first dose of lemon juice and it started to thicken just a bit as was expected. I am so happy you had success with my recipe! The toum on my cousin Mays table in Lebanon was made by starting with cornstarch and boiling water. So sorry to hear that. Just wondering as Id like to try it. Work oil into paste 1 teaspoon at a time. I still do this at home today when I get a craving for this delicious sauce!! Our mothers, bless their hearts, would first add the freshly peeled garlic cloves and salt to the pestle and hammer it away until it's completely crushed. The possibilities of how to serve toum are endless. I'm so happy to have you here! It does state to continue pouring the oil into the food processor. 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. In a food processor, combine garlic cloves, salt, 1/4 cup of the lemon juice and 1/4 cup of the ice cold water. The first time I had ever heard of toumthe crazy good, strong garlic sauce that is a ubiquitous Middle Eastern condiment for kebabs and other barbecued meatswas just a few years ago. , Yay so happy you found this helpful and that you and your family loved the toum! Hmmm, not sure this would prevent emulsification but worth trying with regular Kosher or table salt. Turn the food processor back on and drizzle the chilled oil through the top as SLOWLY as possible, one cup at a time. I tried to make smaller batches and other people said to add a raw egg white but Im allergic to egg so I couldnt! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Love TOUM! 2 teaspoons salt Hi, The paper towel allows some of the moisture to wick away while setting in the flavors. Really really tasty but there is a shipping charges involved. Hi Rubia. The only thing I can think of that I did differently is that I used lemon juice from a bottle rather than from actual lemons. Thanks again! Also thank you this is the first time Ive made the vegan tour without it splitting, your tips were amazing! step 1. adding the first tablespoon of oil to the minced garlic. Do you think its possible to make this in a Vitamix blender? But why three attempts for the toum, you might wonder, and rightly so. Cook with herbs to cut through the bitter taste. So glad to hear . Any suggestions ??? I really want to make this with olive oil but worry that it will get too solid in the refrig. Thanks so much for sending your question. Aloha, I'm sooo happy to hear that you loved my toum recipe Margaret!! I was able to keep the emulsion all the way to the end while mixing by hand with a wooden spoon, which surprised the heck out of me. I am not sure how others have had success adding 4 cups of oil in 2 minutes, but m dying to find out. Creamy, fluffy, and super garlicky - toum is the flavor bomb missing in your kitchen. I will tell soon Toum may be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 month. I'm do glad I ran into this recipe! Or you can use it as a base for a garlickly salad dressing. After peeling the cloves, I split them in half lengthwise and remove the germ, as the little sprout in the center can leave a noticeable sharpness in raw applications. ThatCatisaFish I didn't remove the germ and it's fine. It really doesn't get much simpler than this! This gives the oil ample time to blend well into the salted garlic. We all learned to make the Garlic Sauce, what we always called it, in a blender but it was iffy to turn out thick. Eat by the spoonful Repeat until all the oil, lemon juice, and water have been incorporated. Thanks for your comment . Mmmmm! I learned so much from working with the wonderful and loving people at Sharifs everything from hot lemonade (a go to drink for its simple deliciousness, but will especially knock out whatever ails you) to braised lamb shanks, and raw kibbeh. 2. It used to take a lot of my time to make it by hand. We lived in LA and were obsessed with the garlic sauce from a popular restaurant. I have it detailed under my "Tips" section. Hi Maria! This looks so delicious!! I totally understand. I cant believe how magical this stuff is! Hi Alexa! about half way through. Step 1 In a small (4 to 5 cup) food processor, blend garlic cloves and kosher salt. But we have the choice to react negatively or positively. So amazing! Emulsions can be a tricky thing; we spent plenty of time on them in culinary school and discovered that practice makes perfect. Adding the oil too quickly will flip the emulsion inside out, dispersing water droplets into the oil and resulting in a greasy sauce, so its important to take it slow. This first step is to make a smooth and fluffy garlic paste. Sometimes, even when you've delicately drizzled in oil and patiently made your garlic paste, this fussy sauce still breaksperhaps because the food processor overheated the toum, or the garlic was old and dry. (Ex. Yesss I love that! Oh my gosh thank you so much Kelly! After youve added the first few tablespoons of oil, then start to alternate, adding a little oil and then a little lemon juice (around 1 teaspoon at a time) while the machine runs. Several of the grocery stores back in Western Pennsylvania carry bread similar to the manoushe recipe you have but without the topping some called it Syrian Bread (we had lots of ethnic middle eastern people in our town they all made wonderful food). Thank you so much for your comment and your tips, Sal! I used to think the proper way to make toum involved mayonnaise or egg whites. Garlic sauce is a favorite of everyone in my family and whenever we get Lebanese food (which is a lot) we always order extra. Thank you for taking a moment to comment, and please keep me posted on your Lebanese culinary adventures in the kitchen! I shall try it. Or you can react positively and get better/ improve for yourself. Make sure to scrape down the sides of the food processor afterwards. Thank you so much for your comment, Megan. Thats just wonderful Joe! Nutrition information provided is an estimate and may vary. After a few batches that were used as a marinade I finally succeeded my marrying the old and the new. My Mum is a great cook and she has a wonderful twist on making Toum. Garlic aioli and Toum are both types of creamy garlic sauce so what exactly are the similarities and differences? You can also subscribe without commenting. A bold, creamy garlic sauce and dip, Lebanese toum is easy to make at home with the help of a food processor and a little good technique. Im wondering if I can freeze it.. Hi Zeina, Took me a full 5 minutes for this step alone. It doesnt take but a couple of minutes; if you add the oil very slowly, the emulsion takes place from the get-go. Great pictures! Amazing!! To me, it sounded like such a high-calorie sauce to be making at home and I saved it for dining out only. Food Processor Method: Place the de-germed garlic and kosher salt in the bowl of a food processor. It gives it the faintest green tint but is very neutral flavored so all I get is the garlic delicious! If it happens again, can i save the toum by doing something and not wasting it? Garlic is a wonder.and I tried the toum on pasta tonight with your deconstructed pesto: brilliant! Thank you! Im sorry it didnt hold!! But then I discovered Maureen Aboods recipe for Lebanese garlic sauce, and it uses 4 ingredients: garlic, oil, lemon juice and salt. Last weekend at a farmers market, my daughter and I tried this amazing garlicky stuff being sold as Joes garlic sauce. , Hi Cris! If you add too quickly, the sauce will split and become runny, instead of being creamy. This is definitely a great way to use up a lot of garlic as it lasts a long time in the fridge! You may want to take a small portion and add some lemon juice to see if that helps, but take care with the toums texture. It has happened to me a couple of times when I left the lemon juice at the end or when I added the oil too quickly. Super easy and delicious! Thanks for providing it. i am not the teeniest bit lebanese, but, fattoush, kefta kabobs and toum are three of my favorite things. I hope you love it as much as we do! Oh yay I am so happy you loved it Kate! I'm so happy you enjoyed my recipe! Great recipe. Except toum, which means garlic in Arabic, contains no eggs; it is an emulsion of lots of garlic, lemon juice and a neutral oil. After researching methods and recipes for Toum, I noticed that some added an egg white although it doesnt seem traditional, heres why. 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. So glad it turned out well! Stunning recipe! Can this be made in mixer or blender is a must?? . I smell it and I taste it, she shouted from the other room. Pulse garlic and occasionally scrape down the sides of the bowl. Goes great on sooo many things. The keys to success are using an appropriately sized container and going very slowly, only adding more oil when what has been added has been absorbed. Sunflower oil is fine too. Toum is a Lebanese garlic sauce thats actually more like a spread because of its thickness. I even got ulcer on my lips, haha. The store has been closed for years now. Thank you for leaving a comment . Place the garlic and salt in the bowl of a food processor. . It looks like I may be a little late to this party, but Ill share my story anyhow I only rarely cook as will probably be evident by my post There is a restaurant called Mediterranean Pizza close to my house that has a white garlic sauce that is to die for. Huh Ive never had Toum. Weve used it as a condiment for roast chicken and grilled fish, dipped steamed green beans and potato chips (!) I am so glad you had success making my toum recipe with your modifications and enjoyed it! Given that garlic is the basis of the sauce, into which the oil is emulsified, it takes a significant amount of garlic to create enough of a foundation for the oil to work its magic. I have the same bowl you show in the last pic. Peel the garlic and, optionally, remove the 'germ' (green sprout) from each clove's center (which is bitter). add chocolate chip cookies and well, do origins matter when food is divine? On my third attempt at toum recipes in one day, I commented to her on how the scent of the garlic was very much with us. it only lasted for one week in my house. My blender couldnt quite get all of the garlic minced, so I added the first 1/2 cup of oil to aid. Can I ha e some serving ideas please and Thank You!! 1: Soak the garlic cloves in ice water for at least 30 minutes before preparing the toum.

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