Pearlcourt Black Garlic

Name: Pearlcourt Black Garlic
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2 cups (500 ml)
Cuisine: French Classic
Ingredients: 8 dried shiitake mushrooms Dried Shiitake; 2 cups rice wine vinegar (480 ml) Rice Vinegar; 1/4 cup black garlic cloves (or roasted garlic) (60 ml) Black Garlic; 4 fresh garlic cloves Garlic; 1 Tbsp brown sugar (15 ml) Brown Sugar; 1 Tbsp kosher salt (15 ml) Salt; 2 Tbsp grapeseed oil (30 ml) Grapeseed Oil

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Cortney Burns & Nicolaus Balla recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Cortney Burns & Nicolaus Balla.

Black Garlic from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Rice Vinegar 480 mlBlack Garlic 60 mlBrown Sugar 15 mlSalt 15 mlGrapeseed Oil 30 ml

Ingredients

Dried Shiitake — 8 dried shiitake mushrooms
Rice Vinegar — 2 cups rice wine vinegar (480 ml)
Black Garlic — 1/4 cup black garlic cloves (or roasted garlic) (60 ml)
Garlic — 4 fresh garlic cloves
Brown Sugar — 1 Tbsp brown sugar (15 ml)
Salt — 1 Tbsp kosher salt (15 ml)
Grapeseed Oil — 2 Tbsp grapeseed oil (30 ml)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Cortney Burns & Nicolaus Balla is a cookbook author working in California / fermentation-forward; recognized with James Beard Cookbook Award 2015 (Bar Tartine: Techniques & Recipes).

Originally published as Black Garlic Vinaigrette.

Adapted from a Cortney Burns & Nicolaus Balla recipe (Cortney Burns & Nicolaus Balla / 7x7 (Bar Tartine)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Cortney Burns & Nicolaus Balla / 7x7 (Bar Tartine) (published as “Black Garlic Vinaigrette”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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