Romesco sauce for potluck pintxos

Name: Romesco sauce for potluck pintxos
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 40 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 2 slices of sandwich bread cut into 1-inch cubes; 1/2 of a 14.5oz can of diced tomatoes (preferably Muir Glen); 1/2 head garlic; 1/2 cup smoked almonds; 7 small sweet peppers or 2 red bell peppers; 1 tablespoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon cayenne; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 tablespoons white wine or sherry vinegar; Optional: 1/4 cup pork juice/drippings

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This romesco sauce is an accompanying recipe to the potluck pintxos we posted for the holidays. You can watch the video of this recipe here, but be sure to check out the recipe for those smoky pork shoulder bites.

This recipe was adapted from Serious Eats.

Romesco sauce for potluck pintxos

January 3, 2019

by Patrick Jaszewski

Ingredients

2 slices of sandwich bread cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 of a 14.5oz can of diced tomatoes (preferably Muir Glen)
1/2 head garlic
1/2 cup smoked almonds
7 small sweet peppers or 2 red bell peppers
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons white wine or sherry vinegar
Optional: 1/4 cup pork juice/drippings

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F
Place almonds, bread, and garlic on a parchment-lined sheet to toast
Toast in oven until fragrant, about 10 minutes
Remove bread and almonds, but return garlic to oven to continue roasting until tender, about 20 more minutes
Meanwhile, char the peppers on a charcoal grill or directly on the burner of a gas stove
Place charred peppers in and cover tightly with plastic wrap for 20 minutes to allow the skin to loosen in the steam
Remove seeds, stem/core, and skin
Peel garlic
Add all ingredients to food processor or blender and process until smooth

Persons

Serving Size

17g spoonfuls

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

35 minutes

Total Time

40 minutes

Amount Per Serving: 17g spoonfuls
Calories		20
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.5g		1.5%
	Saturated Fat 0.2g	0%
	Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0
Sodium 64mg		2.7%
Total Carbohydrate 2g		0.7%
	Dietary Fiber 0g	0
	Sugars 1g
Protein 0g

Vitamin A		Vitamin C
Calcium		Iron

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Explorers Kitchen

Cuisine Spanish

Category Everyday Cooking Recipes Sides Video

Tasting and lessons learned

This was a lovely addition to my potluck pork pintxos! The nutty flavors from the almonds were very pleasant and the various smoked ingredients lightly complimented the smoked pork shoulder bites. The vinegar is essential in this recipe because it helps to cut through some of the fattiness of the pork shoulder.

In the future, I would cut this batch in half or smaller. It makes a lot of sauce and only keeps in the fridge for about 5 days. I haven’t tried freezing it, but that may be an option in the future.

Patrick Jaszewski

Culinary Tyrannosaurus, passport stamp collector, home cook, pilot, strength enthusiast, bilingual, coffee roaster, former homebrewer. Committed to DIY ethic. Minnesota native transplanted in Pennsylvania. Thunderbird MBA Alumni and Golden Gopher. Undyingly positive and open minded. Drives Jill crazy by questioning everything.

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