Traditional Catalan Garlic and Oil Sauce (Allioli a la Catalana)

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   Place the garlic in a mortar along with the salt.

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   Using a pestle, smash the garlic cloves to a smooth paste.

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   (The salt stops the garlic from slipping at the bottom of the mortar as you pound it down.)

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   Add the lemon juice to the garlic.

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   Drop by drop, pour the olive oil into the mortar slowly as you continue to crush the paste with your pestle.

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   Keep turning your pestle in a slow, continuous circular motion in the mortar.

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   The drip needs to be slow and steady.

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   Make sure the paste soaks up the olive oil as you go.

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   Keep adding the oil, drop by drop, until you have the consistency of a very thick mayonnaise.

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    If your allioli gets too dense, add water to thin it out.

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    This takes timearound 20 minutes of slow motion around the mortarto create a dense, rich sauce.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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