L'une de mes versions préférées était celle de Great Scott, le traiteur de notre mariage qui peut aussi être gouté en apéritif pour le repas du soir a l'Oak House, Black Mountain. La consistance est crémeuse et parfumée par les pimentos.
La base c'est en général fromage cheddar, mayonnaise, pimentos, sel et poivre.
De mon cote j'ai teste une recette a base de cream cheese, une amie bien du Sud a testé et approuvé, bien que c’était plutôt lourd en ail que je réduirais la prochaine fois.
Recette (tirée de 100daysofrealfood.com)
- 140 grammes de sharp cheddar râpé
- 110 grammes de cream cheese a température ambiante.
- 50 grammes de pimentos en cube avec le jus (moi j'ai plutôt mis 100g)
- 1 gousse d'ail (deux c'est trop!)
- 1/4 cuillère a café de moutarde de Dijon (ou plus)
- 1/8 cuillère a café de paprika en poudre
- 1 a 2goutte de sauce pimentée
Pimento Cheese is a Southern tradition, not necessarily super healthy but it is a comfort food. I always thought it was pronounced pimiento but the jar says pimento. Pimentos are (sweet?) peppers which are cooked. Here they are found in jars and the taste reminded me a lot of a charred sweet bell pepper. Recipes are numerous and each family has their own.
One of my favorite version was our wedding caterer's Great Scott, which can be tested as an appetizer at the Oak House in Black Mountain. The texture was creamy and well flavored.
The base is usually cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, pimentos, salt and pepper.
As for me I tried a recipe with cream cheese, a Southern friend tried it and approved, even if it was pretty heavy in garlic (which I'll reduce next time).
Recipe (from 100daysofrealfood.com)
- 5 ounces of sharp cheddar grated
- 4 ounces of cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 ounces of pimentos with juice (I put about 4 oz)
- 1 clove of garlic (2 was too much)
- 1/4 tsp Dijon mustard (or more)
- 1/8 tsp of powdered paprika
- 1-2 drops of hot sauce