Cal'S Romesco

Name: Cal'S Romesco
Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/2 cup garlic clove; 2 red bell peppers (roasted, peeled, and seeded); 3 roma tomatoes, roasted and seeded; 2 dried ancho chiles (soak in hot water until soft, seeded); 2 slices white bread, remove crust and cut into small cubes; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 cup red wine vinegar; 1/2 cup red wine; 1/2 cup shelled hazelnuts (can substitute blanched almonds); 2 tablespoons honey; salt and pepper

12 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup garlic clove
2 red bell peppers (roasted, peeled, and seeded)
3 roma tomatoes, roasted and seeded
2 dried ancho chiles (soak in hot water until soft, seeded)
2 slices white bread, remove crust and cut into small cubes
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup shelled hazelnuts (can substitute blanched almonds)
2 tablespoons honey
salt and pepper

Directions

1

Method:.
2

Soak bread in milk.
3

Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over high heat until smoking.
4

Separately saute the garlic and ancho chilies until lightly browned.
5

Remove each ingredient with a slotted spoon as it's done.
6

Deglaze the pan with the vinegar and red wine.
7

Drain milk from bread.
8

Place all the sauteed ingredients, tomatoes, bell peppers, honey, bread, and the deglazing liquid into a food processor and blend until smooth.
9

Add the hazelnuts and process until finely chopped.
10

Salt and pepper to taste.