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Skordalia

σκορδαλιά

Course Sauce
Cuisine Greek
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 800 g of potatoes
  • 5 large garlic cloves
  • 1/2 tea cup of fish stock preferably some water from the pot in which you have cooked salted cod
  • 1 wine glass of EVOO
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Wash and peel the potatoes. Place in a large pot of water and bring to the boil.
  2. Boil the potatoes for approximately 15 minutes (time will depend on the size of the potatoes) until a knife pierces through with little resistance.
  3. While the potatoes are boiling, peel the garlic and place in the food processor with a pinch of salt. Blend to a puree.

Using a food processor

  1. Once the potatoes are ready, drain the water and add some of the potatoes to the food processor along with a tablespoon of olive oil, two tablespoons of the fish stock and the juice from the lemon. Blend until the potatoes, oil, stock, lemon juice, and garlic form a thick paste. Repeat the blending process with the remaining potatoes, stock, and olive oil until all the ingredients are combined.

Using a mortar and pestle

  1. Once blended, mix in salt to taste, and drizzle a small amount of olive oil on the top.
  2. Using your mortar and pestle and the garlic with a little sea salt and pound into a thick creamy paste. Once the potatoes are ready, drain the water and then add the potatoes, a little at a time with a tablespoon of olive oil, two tablespoons of the fish stock and the juice from the lemon. Blend until the potatoes, oil, stock, lemon juice, and garlic form a thick paste. Repeat the blending process with the remaining potatoes, stock, and olive oil until all the ingredients are combined.

Recipe Notes

While skordalia makes a great meze, it is more traditionally served as a main meal, family style, in a large bowl in the center of the table along with the fried salt cod.