Franca
Cook
I haven't had a kitchen failure in a very long time. I know I did something wrong and have a couple of ideas, but I'm really not sure what happened. I followed a simple and, I think, fairly standard aioli recipe which I could post if necessary, but basically I used my food processor and blended everything but the olive oil first and then added the olive oil in a slow, steady pour.
I thought I followed the recipe exactly, but I did think at the time that my Cuisinart food processor was too large for the amount of aioli the recipe was supposed to make. (Called for 3/4 cup olive oil.) I eyeballed my small food processor and it really looked too small so I proceeded with the standard sized one.
It seemed that the blades did not reach the ingredients well in the first processing, and when I started the slow, steady, stream of oil it took a moment or two for the volume to increase to where the blades were doing their job. I carried on pouring but the mixture never thickened as it should. The result was a tasty but runny concotion with a little bit of what looked like proper aioli clinging to the sides of the bowl and floating on top.
I thought of trying my blender next time, but before I make another attempt ... any thoughts? TIA
Franca
I thought I followed the recipe exactly, but I did think at the time that my Cuisinart food processor was too large for the amount of aioli the recipe was supposed to make. (Called for 3/4 cup olive oil.) I eyeballed my small food processor and it really looked too small so I proceeded with the standard sized one.
It seemed that the blades did not reach the ingredients well in the first processing, and when I started the slow, steady, stream of oil it took a moment or two for the volume to increase to where the blades were doing their job. I carried on pouring but the mixture never thickened as it should. The result was a tasty but runny concotion with a little bit of what looked like proper aioli clinging to the sides of the bowl and floating on top.
I thought of trying my blender next time, but before I make another attempt ... any thoughts? TIA
Franca