What You Need to Know
This technique involves slowly adding olive oil to herbs while whisking, creating a stable emulsion through the formation of a complex network of lipids and volatile compounds. The key variables are temperature, pH, and whisking speed.
This technique is unique in that it uses a combination of olive oil and herbs to create a rich and savory sauce, commonly used in Trentino cuisine.
Steps
- 1.
Salsa Trentina (Trentino, Italy): Base for traditional herb sauce served with polenta
- 2.
Trentino-style Potato Salad (South Tyrol, Italy): Emulsified dressing for warm potato salads
- 3.
Alpine Herb Butter (Dolomites region): Stabilized herbal compound butter
The Science
Primary Reaction
Emulsification of Oleic Acid