Guest guest Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 I don't use the molcajete often, I use my traditional Mexican mortar. It sure does the job. Donna --- cabrita_trl <roseta_lleo wrote: > Yes, I can confirm that a stone mortar will not > work. I have a > somewhat non porous stone mortar (chinese - not the > mexican > molcajete ones). I like to make pesto in the stone > mortar, I like > it with some texture and a food processor gets it > too smooth. > However, all my attempts to make all i oli in the > stone mortar > failed. With the ceramic mortar I can 'sort of' get > it. > > By the way, a 'failed' all i oli means it is more > liquid and not > emulsified like mayo, but it will still be good, so > failure is not > such a bad thing with this recipe. Just call it > something else. > Actually in Catalan there is a name for it, you > would call it " all i > oli negat " which means all i oli that has > drowned....LOL > > , " Penny > French " > <penny368 wrote: > > > > I used to get Italian cooking lessons from > About.com and I think > the reason > > for the ceramic mortar instead of a stone one is > because the stone > is porous > > and will absorb things. The ceramic is a smooth > surface and hence > does not > > absorb the garlic and salt flavors or mix them > with the flavors of > anything > > else you may have used it for. > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > From Cabritri_trl > > > > >Taught to me by my Catalan uncle. When he makes > it it always > comes > > out perfect, but I have a hard time and I do not > get it really > like > > mayonaise... > > > > Mince garlic and add to mortar with the salt. It > should be a > > ceramic mortar with a woden pestle (not sure why, > stone mortars do > > not work). Give the minced garlic and salt enough > muscle action to > > make it into a fine pulp, drizzle olive oil on it > and rotate > pestle > > until it turns into the consistency of mayonnaise. > If it starts to > > separate help the emulsion by adding a little > lemon juice. > > > > > Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. - Berthold Auerbach - ______________________________\ ____ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with FareChase. http://farechase./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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