Garlic Sauce
Garlic sauce is a classic accompaniment for barbecue, pizza, and roasted chicken in Brazil. Creamy with intense garlic flavor, it can be made with mayonnaise, oil, or cream. Quick to make and elevates any dish.
⏱️ Cooking Time: 8 minutes
🥘 Ingredients
- 1 head of garlic (8-10 cloves)
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- Salt to taste
- Chopped parsley (optional)
👨🍳 How to Make
- 1
Peel garlic cloves.
- 2
In a blender, add garlic with a little oil and blend.
- 3
Drizzle in remaining oil with blender running until emulsified.
- 4
Add mayonnaise and blend until creamy.
- 5
Add salt and parsley.
- 6
Transfer to a jar and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
🔄 Cooking Variations
| Method | Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toum (Lebanese garlic sauce) | 10 min | Version without mayo: just garlic, oil, lemon, and salt blended until emulsified. Lighter and more intense. | |
| Garlic butter | 5 min | Mix softened butter with minced garlic, parsley, and salt. Great for garlic bread. |
💡 Tips
- ✦ More garlic means stronger flavor. Adjust from 6 to 10 cloves to your preference.
- ✦ Using roasted garlic instead of raw gives a milder, sweeter flavor.
- ✦ Oil must be added in a slow stream to emulsify properly.
- ✦ Resting in the fridge for 30 min allows flavors to integrate.
🧠 Did You Know?
Garlic has been used in cooking for over 5,000 years and was valued in Ancient Egypt for its medicinal properties.
Brazil is one of the largest consumers of garlic sauce in the world, especially with barbecue and pizza.
🥗 Nutrition Info
A 30g serving of garlic sauce contains about 150 kcal, 0.5g of carbohydrates, 0.5g of protein, and 16g of fat. Garlic contains allicin, with antimicrobial properties.