Romesco Sauce A Spanish Condiment Food

ROMESCO SAUCE

Steps:

• Toast the almonds in a dry frying pan for 3-4 mins until starting to turn golden and smelling toasted. Shake the pan often to turn them. Tip out and leave to cool.
• Drain the red peppers and tip into a food processor with the almonds, garlic, vinegar and smoked paprika, then blitz to a chunky paste.
• With the motor still on, slowly drizzle in the olive oil to make a dip. A bit of texture works well for this rather than blending to a super smooth consistency. Season well, adding a little more vinegar, if you like.

ROMESCO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler and cover a baking sheet with foil. Place the tomatoes on the baking sheet, and place under the broiler at the highest setting. Broil for two to four minutes, until charred on one side. Turn over and broil on the other side for two to four minutes until charred. Remove from the heat, transfer to a bowl and allow to cool. Peel and core.
• Turn on a food processor fitted with the steel blade and drop in the garlic cloves. When the garlic is chopped and adheres to the sides of the bowl, stop the machine and scrape down the sides. Add the toasted almonds (or almonds and hazelnuts), bread and chile powder or flakes to the bowl and process to a paste.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the pepper, tomatoes, parsley, paprika, salt and pepper. Process until smooth, and with the machine running, add the vinegar and olive oil in a slow stream, beginning with the smaller amount of olive oil and thinning out as desired. Process until well amalgamated, then scrape into a bowl.
• Taste and adjust seasoning, adding salt or chile as desired. If possible, allow the sauce to stand for an hour at room temperature before using. Serve with fish and/or grilled vegetables, or on crostini.

HOW TO MAKE 4 CLASSIC SPANISH SAUCES

Steps:

• To make the saffron garlic aioli, add 3 cloves roughly minced garlic into a mortar, pinch in 1/2 tsp saffron threads and a pinch of sea salt, using a pestle pound down on the ingredients until you form a paste, then add in 1 egg yolk at room temperature and 1/2 tsp lemon juice, start mixing the ingredients together in a circular motion, at the same time start slowy pouring in 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, the secret here is to slowly add in the olive oil while you continue to mix in a circular motion, once all the olive oil has been incorporated and you end up with a with a thick mayonnaise like sauce, season with a little sea salt & black pepper, can be stored for up to 3 days in the fridge
• To make the romesco sauce, add 2 tomatoes, 2 large cloves garlic and 2 slices of baguette bread into a baking tray, add into a preheated oven, bake + broil option 210 C - 425 F, after 6 minutes remove the toasted breads, after 12 minutes remove the roasted garlics and after 30 minutes total, remove the tomatoes and let them cool off, meanwhile heat a small fry pan with a medium heat and add in 8 raw hazelnuts & 8 raw blanched almonds, dry roast them for about 4 to 5 minutes, mixing them continuously, then set aside, add the 2 roasted tomatoes (peeled) into a food processor, the 2 roasted garlics (peeled), the 2 slices of toasted baguette bread, the toasted hazelnuts & almonds, 1 raw clove of garlic, 2 jarred roasted red bell peppers, 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar and a generous 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, season with sea salt & black pepper and run the food processor on a low speed for 3 minutes, you should end up with a thick sauce that has textures to it, can be store in the fridge for up 7 days
• To make the brava sauce, add a 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive into a large fry pan and heat with a medium heat, after 3 minutes transfer the hot olive oil into a large bowl, add in 2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika, 1 tsp hot smoked Spanish paprika and 1 tbsp corn starch, whisk together until well combined, add the mixture back into the pan, heat with a medium heat and start whisking everything together, at the same time start slowy adding in 1 cup of vegetable broth, after the broth has been incorporated add in 1/2 tsp white wine vinegar and 1/2 tsp sea salt, continute to whisk on a medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes, then turn off the heat and let it sit for 10 minutes, then whisk everything so the sauce can come back together, you should end up with a creamy sauce, can be stored in the fridge for up to 7 days
• To make the mojo picon sauce, add 2 slices of baguette bread and 2 large cloves of garlic into a baking tray, add into a preheated oven, bake + broil option 210 C - 425 F, after 6 minutes remove the toasted breads, after a total cooking time of 12 minutes remove the roasted garlics, add 4 jarred roasted red bell peppers into a food processor, the 2 pieces of toasted bread, the 2 roasted garlics (peeled), 1 raw clove of garlic, 1 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika, 1/2 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp white wine vinegar, 1/4 cup cold water and a generous 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, season with sea salt & black pepper and run the food processor on a low speed for 3 minutes, you should end up with a thick creamy sauce, can be stored for up to 7 days in the fridge

CAL'S ROMESCO

Steps:

• Method:.
• Soak bread in milk.
• Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over high heat until smoking.
• Separately sauté the garlic and ancho chilies until lightly browned.
• Remove each ingredient with a slotted spoon as it's done.
• Deglaze the pan with the vinegar and red wine.
• Drain milk from bread.
• Place all the sautéed ingredients, tomatoes, bell peppers, honey, bread, and the deglazing liquid into a food processor and blend until smooth.
• Add the hazelnuts and process until finely chopped.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

ROMESCO SAUCE (A SPANISH CONDIMENT)

Steps:

• If using hazelnuts, toast in oven at 350 for a few minutes until fragrant. Wrap in a clean dish towel and while still warm, rub together in the towel to remove the darker husks. (I have known a few people allergic to hazelnuts, so I usually omit them.).
• Cut away the stem and remove seeds from dried chipotle pepper, then rehydrate in boiling water. After is has softened, usually about 10 minutes, remove from the water and drain.
• Using chopping blade in food processor bowl, mince the chipotle. Add peeled garlic clove and continue mincing. Next add the roasted red bell pepper and continue chopping. Add in the Smokehouse Almonds and continue with processing. I like to get these ingredients as homogenized as possible, in order to finely mince the chipotle and garlic.
• Continue to process in the olive oil and the sherry vinegar. Then adjust seasoning with black pepper and Spanish smoked paprika.
• To keep it just slightly chunky stirr in the canned tomatoes last. But sometimes they get processed along with the rest.
• Wonderful on halibut, great as a dip for veggies or bread. Usually when I prepare My Very Favorite Chicken Terrine (see here in Food.com), I will include a small bowl of Romesco Sauce on the platter along with the mustards, cornichon, and olives, because it adds a pretty color to the presentation.