Recipe information
Yield
makes about 1 cup
Ingredients
5 garlic cloves
1 heaping tablespoon chopped pickled jalapeños, plus 1 or 2 whole pickled jalapeños, minced
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1 shallot, finely minced
Preparation
Combine the garlic, 1 tablespoon jalapeños, and mustard in a blender or food processor and pulse to puree. Add the salt, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, and vinegar and puree until smooth. With the blender running, add the olive oil in a slow, steady stream. Transfer the mixture to a small bowl and stir in the minced shallot and remaining jalapeños.
From Crescent City Cooking by Susan Spicer Copyright (c) 2007 by Susan Spicer Published by Knopf.
Susan Spicer was born in Key West, Florida, and lived in Holland until the age of seven, when her family moved to New Orleans. She has lived there ever since, and is the owner of two restaurants, Bayona and Herbsaint. This is her first cookbook.
Paula Disbrowe was the former Cowgirl Chef at Hart & Hind Fitness Ranch in Rio Frio, Texas. Prior to that, she spent ten years working as a food and travel writer. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Food & Wine, and Saveur, among other major publications.
