Sauce

Mujdei (Romanian garlic sauce)

Name: Mujdei (Romanian garlic sauce)
Total time: 20 min
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 8 cloves Garlic; 100 ml Olive oil; 1 tbsp Vinegar; 1 tsp Salt

Preparation time: 20 min
Servings: serves 4

Ingredients

serves 4

Garlic — to buy8 cloves
Olive oil — to buy100 ml
Vinegar — to buy1 tbsp
Salt — to buy1 tsp

Preparation

Separate and peel all the garlic cloves.
Crush them into a fine paste with a pinch of coarse salt, using a pestle or garlic press: the salt helps get a smooth paste and stops the garlic turning bitter.
Add a few tablespoons of warm water little by little while mixing, to loosen the paste.
Whisk in the oil in a thin stream, constantly whisking, like a mayonnaise, until you get a creamy, emulsified sauce.
Add the vinegar and adjust the salt to taste.
Let it rest for 10 minutes so the flavours meld, then serve with mămăligă, grilled fish or roast meat.