{"id":7177,"date":"2022-04-02T21:28:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T21:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hadiaslebanesecuisine.com\/blog\/?p=7177"},"modified":"2024-11-14T23:42:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T23:42:23","slug":"lebanese-garlic-toum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hadiaslebanesecuisine.com\/blog\/lebanese-garlic-toum\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese Garlic Toum"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t live without Lebanese garlic toum. Having grown up on the stuff, it was a constant condiment in our fridge. A basic sauce that is deemed more essential than mayonnaise in the Lebanese and Middle Eastern cuisine, and a mise on place that is prepared in most restaurants and snack bars that chefs draw upon in the moment they are assembling a sandwich or snack. Toum is a classic for a reason! A condiment and a prefect accompaniment to lots of Lebanese and Middle Eastern dishes.\u00a0 It famously coats, chicken shawarma<\/a>, shish tawook, grilled chicken, tableh (a raw meat dish), but it sure doesn\u2019t stop here, it is good on so many things; smear it inside a wrap or douse it even with fries and grilled meat or even toated baguette, apply it pretty much anywhere, I am confidant you can think of other ways to use it too, you name it!<\/p>\n

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Lebanese Garlic Toum!<\/h1>\n

The classic toum\u00a0 is an emulsion made with garlic, lemon\/ citric acid, salt and oil, a recipe that appeares in my cookbook. But today I will be showing you a simplified version featuring cornstarch to help bind the sauce and make it foolproof\u00a0 and less fussy, where the end result is equally good in tatse and more forgiving interms of preparation for a novice cook.<\/p>\n

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Use fresh and firm garlic and avoid the ones with the green center sprouts, they negatively affect the taste of garlic sauce.<\/p>\n

Count me among the garlic lovers, I always add more than the mentioned quantity, I love the sharp taste that garlic delivers in every bite; If you are nodding in agreement, add a few more cloves than the mentioned in the recipe.<\/p>\n

Ingredients needed to make Toum!<\/h2>\n