Pearlrail Aioli

Name: Pearlrail Aioli
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2½ cups (600 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil (120 ml) Olive Oil; 2 tomatoes, chopped Tomato; 2 onions, chopped Onion; 12 garlic cloves, chopped Garlic; 2 jalapenos, sliced Jalapeno; 1 sprig of cilantro (5 g) Cilantro; 1 Tbsp hot smoked paprika (15 ml) Smoked Paprika; juice of 1 lime (30 ml) Lime Juice; 3 egg yolks Egg Yolk; 1 1/2 cups canola oil (360 ml) Canola Oil; Kosher salt (3 g) Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Kwame Onwuachi recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Kwame Onwuachi.

Aioli from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Olive Oil 120 mlSmoked Paprika 15 mlLime Juice 30 mlCanola Oil 360 ml

Ingredients

Olive Oil — 1/2 cup olive oil (120 ml)
Tomato — 2 tomatoes, chopped
Onion — 2 onions, chopped
Garlic — 12 garlic cloves, chopped
Jalapeno — 2 jalapenos, sliced
Cilantro — 1 sprig of cilantro (5 g)
Smoked Paprika — 1 Tbsp hot smoked paprika (15 ml)
Lime Juice — juice of 1 lime (30 ml)
Egg Yolk — 3 egg yolks
Canola Oil — 1 1/2 cups canola oil (360 ml)
Salt — Kosher salt (3 g)

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.

Companion jar

Pearlrail Aioli wants a blender — make it from this page.

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

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Provenance

Afro-Caribbean chef of Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi at Lincoln Center; James Beard Rising Star and Food & Wine Best New Chef. Bronx and Nigerian family references appear across the menu.

Originally published as Roasted Sofrito Aioli.

Adapted from a Kwame Onwuachi recipe (Kwame Onwuachi / CBS News The Dish (potato tostones)).

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 Kwame Onwuachi / CBS News The Dish (potato tostones) (published as “Roasted Sofrito Aioli”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar