How to make Baje sauce?

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Baje sauce is a classic Georgian condiment that is used with many main dishes. For example, it tastes great with poultry, fish and even vegetables. The most popular version of this sauce is with the addition of peeled walnut kernels.

How to make a dish taste unique?

If you want guests and relatives to remember your dish for a long time, use Baje sauce. This is a classic oriental delicacy. It is versatile and very easy to prepare. The process will not take you much time and effort. Any Georgian housewife will be able to cook Baje sauce without difficulty. But almost every woman has her own secrets that make this liquid seasoning, served with the main course, unique and original. We will consider the classic recipe.

Main ingredients

So, in order to prepare Baje sauce, we need not so many products. Most of them are always at hand for every hostess. First of all, these are walnuts. To make the sauce rich, take one and a half glasses, no less. ExceptIn addition, we will need garlic, almost no Georgian dish can do without it, and even more seasoning. You will need to take either three large cloves, or 6-8 small ones. It is also necessary to boil water in advance - 400 grams (two glasses). Also, we can not do without half a lemon. If desired, it can be replaced with 3-4 tablespoons of white wine vinegar. And finally, we need s alt to taste.

Cooking process

Starting with nuts. To make a delicious Baje sauce, the recipe suggests grinding them thoroughly. Do not be lazy - choose the best, selected kernels. After all, the final taste of seasoning largely depends on their quality. You can grind nuts in any way. In the old days, this was done in a mortar, in Soviet times - in a meat grinder. In the latter case, the nuts must be ground twice. Today there are special mills that make this task much easier.

After the already ground nuts, put in a blender. Its task is to mix all the ingredients well. Add s alt, pre-crushed garlic, pour boiled water there. Make sure that the "Baget" sauce with walnuts does not turn out to be too liquid. It is best not to add all the water at once, but add it gradually.

Now beat everything thoroughly. At will and taste, various Georgian spices and seasonings can be added to the sauce. Suitable saffron, pepper, hops. In a word, put boldly everything that you love. pouringthe resulting mixture into a separate bowl and squeeze half a lemon there or add vinegar, as you like. After filtering all the resulting juice. Ultimately, your sauce should be no thicker than kefir. Otherwise, it can be diluted with the remaining boiled water. Now mix everything with an ordinary tablespoon and serve.

By the way, the Georgians themselves do not recommend eating sauce with meat. But there are gourmets who hold a different point of view. In its classic form, "Bage" is served with chicken, often boiled or fried. In restaurants, it is laid out directly in the sauce. Also well savored delicacy with fish, zucchini, cauliflower and eggplant. Many people like to dip bread or cakes in it.

Bon appetit, successful culinary experiences in the kitchen!