Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Roasted Garlic Peppercorn Sauce

Next time I make this, I'll either use cream or whole milk, skim milk didn't quite cut it. I also added grated mizithra cheese. I served it over lobster ravioli from Trader Joe's, with chicken breaded in matzoh meal, parsley, pepper, and paprika, and roasted green beans and onions.

I got the recipe for the sauce from allrecipes.com

  • 1 whole head garlic
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground mixed peppercorns
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Slice off the top third of the head of garlic so the tips of the cloves are exposed. Place in a small baking dish, and add just enough water to cover the bottom of the dish. Drizzle the olive oil over the top of the garlic, then cover with a lid or foil. Bake for 45 minutes.

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Mix together the flour and milk so there are no lumps, and pour into the pan with the butter. Bring to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly until thickened, about 5 minutes. Squeeze the garlic cloves from their skin, and mash. Stir garlic into the sauce, and season with salt, peppercorns, and nutmeg.


1 comment:

Serena said...

A whole HEAD of garlic? Doesn't that make it a bit strong?
Sounds good, though...