Cal's Romesco

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup garlic clove
• 2 red bell peppers (roasted, peeled, and seeded)
• 3 roma tomatoes, roasted and seeded
• 2 dried ancho chiles (soak in hot water until soft, seeded)
• 2 slices white bread, remove crust and cut into small cubes
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/2 cup shelled hazelnuts (can substitute blanched almonds)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Method:.

2. 2

   Soak bread in milk.

3. 3

   Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over high heat until smoking.

4. 4

   Separately sauté the garlic and ancho chilies until lightly browned.

5. 5

   Remove each ingredient with a slotted spoon as it's done.

6. 6

   Deglaze the pan with the vinegar and red wine.

7. 7

   Drain milk from bread.

8. 8

   Place all the sautéed ingredients, tomatoes, bell peppers, honey, bread, and the deglazing liquid into a food processor and blend until smooth.

9. 9

   Add the hazelnuts and process until finely chopped.

10. 10

    Salt and pepper to taste.