Sardine Dressing
Ingredients
Directions
Pound the yolks of 4 hard-boiled eggs and 3 sardines in a mortar until perfectly smooth.
Add the mixture to your choice of thick dressing, such as mayonnaise or boiled dressing.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Hard-boiled egg yolks
- Add richness and a creamy, smooth body that helps the paste blend into the dressing.
- Sardines
- Contribute a savory, briny flavor that gives the dressing its character.
- Thick dressing
- Provides the creamy base and body that the smooth paste is mixed into.
The step that matters
Pounding until perfectly smooth. Any lumps of yolk or sardine left in the mortar will not blend evenly into the dressing, leaving pockets of strong flavor and a grainy texture. A fully smooth paste disperses evenly through the thick base.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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