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Aglione |
| Preparation Time: 12 minutes |
| Ingredients |
| 3 |
Cloves garlic, minced |
| 10 |
Fresh rosemary sprig |
| 2 Tsp. |
Sesame seeds |
| 1 Tbs. |
Coarse sea salt |
| 1 Tbs. |
Dried lemon mint |
| 1 Tbs. |
Fennel seeds |
| 3 Tbs. |
Pomegranate arils |
| 1/2 Tsp. |
Cardamom powder |
| Preparation |
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Wash rosemary thoroughly, strip leaved from stem, then mince with garlic. |
| • |
In a mortar, hand crush fennel seeds and coarse salt. |
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Add minced garlic and rosemary and grind ingredients together with pestle. |
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Add all ingredients and mix well. |
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| Comments |
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The aglione (literally 'big garlic' in Italian) is a traditional peasant seasoning used with steaks, grilled or baked meat and seafood. |
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As for many trditional peasant recipes, there are many variations which change from household to househlod. For the above interpretation I added unusual ingredients such as pomegranate arils, sesame seeds and powdered cardamom. |
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Tipically it is prepared in abundant quantity and preserved in glass jars in the refrigerator to use for rubbing on meats and seafood for baking or grilled. |
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It is important to sterilize the long-term storage jars with boiling water and put them in a warm oven to dry. |
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