Boutagy Homous Recipe 20/10/2011
Now for something different from me: my family's recipe for homous. I come from a long line of homous makers. This recipe has been passed on from father to son, father to son. Homous makes a perfect mid morning or mid afternoon snack. Enjoy with some fresh sourdough or vegetables. The day before Soak 1.5 cups of dried chick peas in several litres of cold water and a tablespoon of bicarb soda. Soak overnight. The next day Drain, wash and rinse well the chick peas (do this thoroughly, as you must get out the bicarb from the chick peas). Add the drained chick peas to 2 litres of water and bring to the boil. Leave the lid on, lower the heat and simmer for around 2 hours, or until the chick peas are very soft. Drain, reserving a little of the cooking water (I just leave a little cooking water in the bottom of the pan with the chick peas). Blend the chick peas with a hand blender until very smooth, adding more cooking water if needed. Add 3/4 cup of tahini and continue to blend. Add 1/2 a cup of lemon juice and continue to blend. Add 2 teaspoons of sea salt, 1 crushed garlic clove (I bash the salt together with the garlic in a mortar and pestle) and 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil (my dad adds the oil at the end and not at this stage) and continue to blend for around a minute longer. Transfer the homous to a big bowl, pour more olive oil on top and its ready to enjoy. Comments Comments are closed. | 
ABOUT TONY Tony is the director of the Boutagy Fitness Institute and has recently completed a PhD in sports science at Charles Darwin University. He is also an Adjunct Associate at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Previously, Tony has been a lecturer at the Australian Fitness Network, the Australian Institute of Fitness, the Australian Catholic University, NetFit New Zealand, New Zealand Weightlifting & is currently on the editorial board for The University of the Sunshine Coast's Fitness Research program, a member of the Australian Institute of Fitness Personal Training Advisory Panel and sits on an expert task force panel for Fitness Australia. Having written strength workouts for athletes in 24 different sports, Tony is actively involved in strength & conditioning and providing educational seminars & resources for personal trainers. Tony was the recipient of the 2004 Australian Fitness Industry’s Author of the Year Award and is a certified ART provider for the entire body and long nerve tract. He is a member of the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the National Lipid Association (NLA), the American Nutraceutical Association (ANA) and The National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA). In his spare time, Tony enjoys cooking (mainly Thai), playing guitar (mainly classical) and reading (mainly ancient history). ArchivesMay 2012 Categories |
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