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12/22/11

Skordalia (garlic potato and olive oil)

From Food From Many Greek Kitchens by Tessa Kiros
1 pound five ounces unpeeled potatoes
8 garlic cloves, peeled
Salt
Juice of 2 lemons
3/4 cup olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper

Boil potatoes in their skins in salted water until soft.  While they are cooking, crush garlic cloves with a little salt to a puree using a mortar and pestle.  When the potatoes are cool, peel off their skins.  Pass through a ricer into a tall bowl.  Add pureed garlic and pour in the lemon juice and olive oil.  Beat briskly with a wooden spoon until smooth.  Season well with salt and pepper.  Stir in 3 tablespoons or so of hot water or hot broth.  Serve when cool.



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