Sorta OT - Homemade, Two-Ingredient Condiments

Botch

I've been following this guy on EweTube awhile, and several homemade condiments appeared in this video that have me intrigued.  The link to the recipes didn't work right (for me) so I copied the "long-form", edited out most of the photos and spaces, printed it for myself.  Since that took a few minutes thought I'd post it here, if anyone else is interested:
 

Two Ingredient Condiments Anyone Can Make

Condiments are basically flavor enhancing bombs that you can add to any dish before, during, or right after you are about to eat. They add complexity to your dish and a lot of them times they are pretty easy to make. For today’s video I am going to show you how to make 5 different condiments that require only 2-ingredients. From a 1 week old fermented cashew miso paste that you can turn into a hauntingly delicious miso tahini chocolate chip cookie to a simple oregano oil that any pizzeria would up charge you an extra dollar for. These condiments are so simple to make and the flavor they add to your food are unlike anything you can buy in store. Check out the video here and the full recipes down below!

Cashew Miso 

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups of cashew miso
• 1 cup of fresh koji, ripped apart by hand
• 1 1/2 tablespoons of salt 
• 1 tablespoon of cashew liquid

Instructions: 

• Start by soaking your cashew in a water for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• In a food processor add the soaked cashews and pulse them to help break them down. Do not form a paste. 
• Add the broken down cashews into a bowl along with salt, cashew liquid, and koji. Give it a mix and then add it to a jar. 
• Seal it and place it in a cool dark area. Go in with a spoon to mix it up every day just to make sure nothing bad is forming. 
• After 1 week you will be left with a light brown cashew paste! Use like you would miso and tag me @lifebymikeg with your creations!

Cashew Miso Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookie 

Ingredients: 

• 1 stick or 1/2 cup of butter 
• 3 tbsps of cashew miso 
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs 
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• ½ cup tahini  
• 2 cups spelt flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• 1½ tsp baking soda
• 12-ounce dark chocolate chunks

Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 350F. In a large bowl, whipped together the butter, miso, and sugar until light and fluffy.  
• Add in the eggs, vanilla extract, and tahini. Mix until everything is combined. 
• Then mix in the spelt flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix until a dough forms and then set it in the fridge to cool for 30 minutes. 
• Scoop the cookie dough with an ice cream scooper and set it on to a cookie sheets with parchment paper. Repeat giving each cooking 2 inches of space between them. 
• Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown. Cool the cookies for 5 minutes and remove with a metal spatula to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Fermented Mustard 

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup of black mustard seeds 
• 1 cup of yellow mustard seeds 
• 1 cup of water 
• 1 tablespoon of salt 
• 1/2 cup of kombucha 

Instructions: 

• In a mason jar add in the mustard seeds, water, salt, and kombucha. Give it a stir and add the lid. Shut it but not tightly. 
• Let it ferment for 2 weeks giving it a stir every day. Once they are fermented, you can store them in the fridge and add them into any dishes. 
• If you want to turn it into some mustard you can blend it in a blender or grind it in a mortar and pestle. Blend it until you like the consistency and pour into a jar and store in the fridge. 

Sesame Tahini 

Ingredients: 

• 4 cups of raw and hulled sesame seeds 
• 4 tablespoons of oil 

Instructions: 

• In a pan on medium heat and add in the sesame seeds. Toast them for 5 minutes giving it a shake every 30 seconds. You want them to go from bright white to shiny pale white color with a few light brown seeds. 
• Then add your lightly toasted sesame seeds inside the blender or cup and blend on low. Blend it until its broken down and then add in the olive to help it break down more. 
• Blend until smooth and pour into a jar. Store in the fridge until ready to use. 

Oregano Oil

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup of olive oil or any oil you want 
• A few sprigs of oregano 
• 1 chili, optional 

Instructions: 

• Fill up a jar with the oil that you want. Add the oil to a pot on medium heat and then add in your oregano sprigs and chili.  
• Bring the temp to 200 degrees and then lower the heat to low to maintain the heat at 200F. for 5 minutes. 
• Once the oregano is super fragrant, pour into a jar and store in a cool dark place! 

Vegan Mayo: 

Ingredients: 

• 3 tablespoon of aquafaba
• pinch of salt 
• 1/2 cup of oil  

Instructions 

• In a jar or blender add in 3 tablespoons of aquafaba. Give it a pinch of salt and then start blending it with an immersion blender or blender. 
• As it starts to foam up, slowly add in the oil. Start off with just a drip here and there and then once it become thicker you can start pouring more in. Eventually you will get to a thick mayo consistency. 
• Pour into a jar and store in the fridge. 

Botch here:  Well, a bunch of the spaces came back during cut-n-paste, sowwy.  Here's the original video:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZS07jU4U50
 

Botch

Whups, and a cookie recipe slipped in there.  BotchBonus™.  

Ozzie_Isaac

My favorite two ingredient condiment is ketchup+mayo.

Legume

Ozzie_Isaac said:

My favorite two ingredient condiment is ketchup+mayo.

Not mixed.

Botch

Ozzie_Isaac said:

My favorite two ingredient condiment is ketchup+mayo.

In utard, that's known as "fry sauce".  

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

My favorite two ingredient condiment is ketchup+mayo.

Interesting.  I would've pegged you as more of a Donkey sauce fan boy.  

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

My favorite two ingredient condiment is ketchup+mayo.

Interesting.  I would've pegged you as more of a Donkey sauce fan boy.  

Don't get me wrong, I do like Guy Fieri's sauce, but I refuse to ask for "Donkey Sauce".

Ozzie_Isaac

Legume said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

My favorite two ingredient condiment is ketchup+mayo.

Not mixed.

No, it has to be mixed.  It really is greater than the sum of its parts.  If the rules had allowed, I would add a dash of Frank's Redhot too.  But I am honoring the OPs thread rules.

Botch

Ozzie_Isaac said:
No, it has to be mixed.  It really is greater than the sum of its parts.  If the rules had allowed, I would add a dash of Frank's Redhot too.  But I am honoring the OPs thread rules.

Wat.

 

Legume

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Legume said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

My favorite two ingredient condiment is ketchup+mayo.

Not mixed.

No, it has to be mixed.  It really is greater than the sum of its parts.  If the rules had allowed, I would add a dash of Frank's Redhot too.  But I am honoring the OPs thread rules.

First, you’re wrong.  Better to dredge a perfectly crisp freedom fry through unmixed ketchup and mayo so that you get both the mixed flavor as well as the individual flavors.  1+1=3

Second, only one of the two ingredient condiments above actually has two ingredients (hint, it rhymes with bikini).

Third, I accept your hot sauce amendment, but that gets mixed into the ketchup.

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

My favorite two ingredient condiment is ketchup+mayo.

Interesting.  I would've pegged you as more of a Donkey sauce fan boy.  

Don't get me wrong, I do like Guy Fieri's sauce, but I refuse to ask for "Donkey Sauce".

I thought the whole point of Donkey Sauce was to be able to ask a waitress to bring you some, and try not to laugh.  I’m pretty sure Guy explained it that way somewhere.

But I digress.  At least it’s made from two things: garlic and aioli.  

nolaegghead

Man, I just ran out of aquafaba....oh the humanity

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

My favorite two ingredient condiment is ketchup+mayo.

Interesting.  I would've pegged you as more of a Donkey sauce fan boy.  

Don't get me wrong, I do like Guy Fieri's sauce, but I refuse to ask for "Donkey Sauce".

I thought the whole point of Donkey Sauce was to be able to ask a waitress to bring you some, and try not to laugh.  I’m pretty sure Guy explained it that way somewhere.

But I digress.  At least it’s made from two things: garlic and aioli.  

I think garlic should get a pass as counting as an ingredient.  It is like salt.  Everything should have garlic and salt.

Ozzie_Isaac

nolaegghead said:

Man, I just ran out of aquafaba....oh the humanity

Oh no!  How will you make your vegan meringue!?

fishlessman

nolaegghead said:

Man, I just ran out of aquafaba....oh the humanity

did not know to save that nasty liquid in a can of goya chickpeas

dbCooper

Not so much a condiment, but has two ingredients so am contributing...

Saute whole jalapenos in bacon fat until softened, put peppers and fat into a blender and run until you get a smooth paste.  Great as a chip dip or sandwich spread.

Got a buddy that immigrated here from Jalisco, MX.  His grandmas recipe.

rekameohs

Am I missing something?  Almost every recipe has more than two ingredients.

sumoconnell

2 parts mayo + 1 part mustard = Hillbilly hollandaise.  Great on overcooked broccoli that I grew up on.

That's 2 ingredients.. this other stuff is recursive counting?  Like the last wish of 3 is more wishes.

Botch

Wow, tough crowd.
A lot of folks consider kitchen staples (oil, salt, water, pepper, etc) not as "ingredients".  Jamie Oliver had a PBS show awhile back called Five Ingredients or something like that, he did the same.  

rekameohs

Botch said:

Wow, tough crowd.
A lot of folks consider kitchen staples (oil, salt, water, pepper, etc) not as "ingredients".  Jamie Oliver had a PBS show awhile back called Five Ingredients or something like that, he did the same.  

Not trying to be anal - I was just counting how many items were listed under the Ingredients line.    To me, an ingredient is anything I have to put into a dish.

fiber_induced_deuce

rekameohs said:

Botch said:

Wow, tough crowd.
A lot of folks consider kitchen staples (oil, salt, water, pepper, etc) not as "ingredients".  Jamie Oliver had a PBS show awhile back called Five Ingredients or something like that, he did the same.  

Not trying to be anal - I was just counting how many items were listed under the Ingredients line.    To me, an ingredient is anything I have to put into a dish.

Nothin wrong with being anal. Even just a little anal.

nolaegghead

Stop all the butt talk or you'll attract the Mississippi Anus Pirate of the Gulf.

sumoconnell

Botch said:

Wow, tough crowd.
A lot of folks consider kitchen staples (oil, salt, water, pepper, etc) not as "ingredients".  Jamie Oliver had a PBS show awhile back called Five Ingredients or something like that, he did the same.  

Just having fun @Botch... 

Jamie also was the 'naked chef' 

Ozzie_Isaac

Legume said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Legume said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

My favorite two ingredient condiment is ketchup+mayo.

Not mixed.

No, it has to be mixed.  It really is greater than the sum of its parts.  If the rules had allowed, I would add a dash of Frank's Redhot too.  But I am honoring the OPs thread rules.

First, you’re wrong.  Better to dredge a perfectly crisp freedom fry through unmixed ketchup and mayo so that you get both the mixed flavor as well as the individual flavors.  1+1=3

Second, only one of the two ingredient condiments above actually has two ingredients (hint, it rhymes with bikini).

Third, I accept your hot sauce amendment, but that gets mixed into the ketchup.

I spent all night tossing and turning and thinking about what you said.  I agree partially, think you should mix some together, then leave some unmixed mayo too.  Unmixed ketchup is to over powering.

I wonder if Yankees would use Miracle Whip and Ketchup?

nolaegghead

Personally, I don't like mixing food components up into a homogeneous consistency.  It will get one taste and texture, whereas having a mixture of different components gives you a diverse "party in your mouth". 

fishlessman

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Legume said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Legume said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

My favorite two ingredient condiment is ketchup+mayo.

Not mixed.

No, it has to be mixed.  It really is greater than the sum of its parts.  If the rules had allowed, I would add a dash of Frank's Redhot too.  But I am honoring the OPs thread rules.

First, you’re wrong.  Better to dredge a perfectly crisp freedom fry through unmixed ketchup and mayo so that you get both the mixed flavor as well as the individual flavors.  1+1=3

Second, only one of the two ingredient condiments above actually has two ingredients (hint, it rhymes with bikini).

Third, I accept your hot sauce amendment, but that gets mixed into the ketchup.

I spent all night tossing and turning and thinking about what you said.  I agree partially, think you should mix some together, then leave some unmixed mayo too.  Unmixed ketchup is to over powering.

I wonder if Yankees would use Miracle Whip and Ketchup?

rooster sauce with ketchup. rooster sauce, hellmans and lime juice. no mayo with ketchup, no miracle whip with ketchup. dukes probably has ketchup in it but no dukes anyways. no catsup. beans and ketchup make a fine sandwich on white

nolaegghead

rooster and ketchup is the best coating for meatloaf, try it

JohnInCarolina

rekameohs said:

Botch said:

Wow, tough crowd.
A lot of folks consider kitchen staples (oil, salt, water, pepper, etc) not as "ingredients".  Jamie Oliver had a PBS show awhile back called Five Ingredients or something like that, he did the same.  

Not trying to be anal - I was just counting how many items were listed under the Ingredients line.    To me, an ingredient is anything I have to put into a dish.

So what about something like ice water.  Do you consider that to consist of two ingredients… or one?  

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

rekameohs said:

Botch said:

Wow, tough crowd.
A lot of folks consider kitchen staples (oil, salt, water, pepper, etc) not as "ingredients".  Jamie Oliver had a PBS show awhile back called Five Ingredients or something like that, he did the same.  

Not trying to be anal - I was just counting how many items were listed under the Ingredients line.    To me, an ingredient is anything I have to put into a dish.

So what about something like ice water.  Do you consider that to consist of two ingredients… or one?  

One ingredient prepared two ways.

Carolina Q

sumoconnell said:

2 parts mayo + 1 part mustard = Hillbilly hollandaise.  

Make that dijon. Great on a burger with caramelized onions. My favorite burger.