Sam's Skordalia

Name: Sam's Skordalia
Ingredients: 2 ounces whole garlic cloves, peeled; 1 pound potatoes, boiled, skin-on, peeled and keep warm; 4 ounces almonds; 1 quart corn oil; 1/8 cup olive oil; 1 cup white vinegar; 10 ounces seltzer; White pepper and salt to taste

8 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 ounces whole garlic cloves, peeled
1 pound potatoes, boiled, skin-on, peeled and keep warm
4 ounces almonds
1 quart corn oil
1/8 cup olive oil
1 cup white vinegar
10 ounces seltzer
White pepper and salt to taste

Directions

1

Place about 1/8 cup of corn oil in the bottom, ready to catch food from the meat grinder.
2

Add the garlic and potatoes to the grinder, alternating with the almonds.
3

Transfer to a standing mixer fitted with the whip attachment, turn the mixer to a medium-high speed, and slowly drizzle in 1/3 of the remaining oil.
4

Do not stop the mixer.
5

Drizzle in 1/3 of the vinegar, then one-third of the seltzer.
6

Repeat this process until all the ingredients are used.
7

Season with the salt and pepper to taste.
8

Adjust seasoning, using salt and vinegar; add more seltzer if necessary to reach desired consistency.