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Zankou Chicken Garlic Paste

Zankou Chicken's secret Armenian Garlic Paste is thick, garlicky and 100% addicting. The reason Zagat and all of Los Angeles loves Zankou!

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 322 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Ingredients

  • 1 cup instant mashed potatoes , plain flavor or potato flakes
  • 1/2 cup room temperature water
  • 15 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice , please don't use the plastic lemons with "juice" in them
  • 1/2 cup canola oil

Instructions

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  1. Mix the instant mashed potatoes with about 1/2 cup water. Depending on the brand, may be a bit more or a bit less. You're going for mashed potato consistency, this is used to give "body" to the sauce, so err on the side of caution and go thick, not soupy.
  2. Peel the garlic cloves and put them in your food processor. Add the lemon juice and salt. Puree until finely chopped then stream in the canola oil until it looks like a delicious aoili.
  3. At this point start adding the potato and continue running the food processor until it is all incorporated. Transfer to a covered container.
  4. Now. Before you panic and think you've gone and added too much potato because of course you tasted it immediately and you're disappointed it tastes so potato-ey, put the container in the fridge. Forget all about it for at LEAST a couple of hours, preferable until the next day.
  5. Now you can take it out, take a piece of bread and enjoy every delicious garlicky [and hardly discernably potato-ey] bite.

Notes

  • Inspiration drawn from this thread : http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/60530 and many many little containers of Zankou's delicious garlic paste over the years.

Nutrition Information

Calories 322kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 28g (43%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Sodium 890mg (37%) Potassium 231mg (7%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin C 24mg (27%) Calcium 24mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 322

% Daily Value*

Calories 322kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Sodium 890mg 37%
Potassium 231mg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin C 24mg 27%
Calcium 24mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.