Black Garlic Aguachile

Name: Black Garlic Aguachile
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (300 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 15 g black garlic peeled Garlic; 12 g Cilantro; 20 g roasted peeled Jalapeno; 30 g Lime Juice; 10 g Squid Ink; 10 g Buttermilk; horchata base ~200 g liquid (rice water sweetened) Rice; to taste Salt; pinch (0.3 g) Cayenne

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

Noah Sandoval's Black Garlic Aguachile, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Lime Juice 30 mlButtermilk 10 mlRice 200 ml

Ingredients

Garlic — 15 g black garlic peeled
Cilantro — 12 g
Jalapeno — 20 g roasted peeled
Lime Juice — 30 g
Squid Ink — 10 g
Buttermilk — 10 g
Rice — horchata base ~200 g liquid (rice water sweetened)
Salt — to taste
Cayenne — pinch (0.3 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.

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Black Garlic Aguachile wants a blender — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Chef of Oriole in Chicago, a Michelin-starred tasting restaurant; James Beard Best Chef: Great Lakes 2025.

Adapted from a Noah Sandoval recipe (Noah Sandoval / StarChefs (king crab)).

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 Noah Sandoval / StarChefs (king crab) (published as “Black Garlic Aguachile”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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