Easy Trini garlic sauce

The perfect sauce to top just about anything in my opinion. A creamy garlic sauce made with mayonnaise, chadon beni and spices. You will be putting this condiment on everything!

This is a delicious sauce. And this is a simple recipe process that creates a kicker sauce.

This is the epitome of sauces. It’s one of our most popular sauces in Trinidad and Tobago that started off first as a condiment in our famous bake and shark but is now used on just about anything from pelau to meats.

Garlic sauce is a popular condiment across different cultures, but we have made this a “Trini” garlic sauce by adding flavors that have become staples in our cooking scene. Streetside food vendors offer this sauce to accompany whatever they sell.

And if you are interested in this wonderful sauce, then also check out another favorite of mine, tamarind chutney.

What is Trinidad garlic sauce

This condiment sauce is a popular sauce that we use on just about anything. It’s a creamy mayonnaise-based sauce, with garlic and other seasonings.

By now you should realize that chadon beni is the herb ofTrinidad and Tobago. Though in this recipe the main ingredient is garlic, it would not be the TRINI sauce if it didn’t have some of that tanginess of chadon beni included.

So with that tanginess, then the little sweetness from the sugar, and the kick of the garlic this creamy combination is a must-make.

How to make Trini garlic sauce

Ingredients

The simplest of ingredients are needed for this simple and straightforward sauce mixture

• Garlic.
• Mayonnaise: I like using Hellman’s mayonnaise because I find their spread has flavor on its own.
• Chadon beni/Culantro
• Sugar – this can be brown sugar or granulated sugar.
• Lime juice

Equipment

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Blender or food processor

Instructions

What I love about this simple garlic sauce, you don’t need to turn on any stove, or oven to make it. It’s a simple blend together.

1. Peel the garlic and remove the heads of the cloves.
2. Wash your garlic and chandon beni very well to clean them of dirt or debris.
3. Chop up the chadon beni if you wish then combine it and the garlic in the blender.

4. Add the mayo with the sugar and combine well until you have a smooth velvety sauce.
5. Taste and adjust to your liking.

Additions

A few notes to help tweak the recipe to your liking

Add seasonings

• You can add some additional seasonings to this to make it more dramatic. Things like mustard, lime zest or lime juice, chive, black pepper, and salt.
• If you want it to be a spicy sauce: Use some fresh pepper for spice. This can be any hot pepper like scotch bonnet pepper or habanero pepper.
• If you want it tangier (though this is already tangy) add some more chadon beni leaves.

Thinner sauce

You can use additional water for the sauce or white vinegar to thin out the sauce to a consistency you like.

Serving Suggestions

You will love the versatility of the sauce. It is a “you can use it anywhere or on anything” type of sauce. It’s great as a dip, or a topper, and can be a mimic for mayonnaise on sandwiches.

Use it as:

• A topping on bake and shark or a burger
• Dipping sauce for saltfish accra.
• A sauce over steak or on some lamb.
• On top of some pelau.
• Great to use with french fries

Storage

Once made, you can use it right away, or it can be stored in a clean, airtight container and placed in the fridge.

You can also use a condiment squeeze bottle or sauce bottle. I actually put the sauce back into the mayonnaise squeeze bottle that I used.

This will last in the fridge for up to 3-4 months once in an air tight container. Using clean utensils for usage and not leaving it open for long periods will help it have a long shelf life.

More Must Try Condiments

• Sorrel BBQ sauce
• Pepper sauce
• Mango sour
• Tamarind sauce

Frequently Asked Questions

Recipe

Trini garlic sauce

The perfect sauce to top just about anything in my opinion. A creamy Trini style garlic sauce made with garlic, mayonnaise, chadon beni and spices. You will be putting this condiment on everything!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Servings: 32

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: Caribbean

Calories: 101

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 cup garlic cloves
• 2 cups mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 blades chadon beni leaves
• 1/4 – 1/2 cup water

Method

 

1. Peel and wash the garlic cloves and chadon beni.
2. Add both ingredients to the blender and 1/4 cup water and blend well to get the garlic ground up.
3. Add the mayonnaise and sugar and combine well.
4. Add more water for a runnier texture if preferred.
5. Taste and adjust as needed.

Nutrition

Calories: 101kcal

Notes

A few notes to help tweak the recipe to your liking:

Additional seasonings: You can add some additional seasonings to this to make it more dramatic. Things like mustard, lime zest or lime juice, chive, black pepper, and salt.
Want it to be a spicy sauce: Use some fresh pepper for spice. This can be any hot pepper like scotch bonnet pepper or habanero pepper.
Additional tanginess: This has a slight tanginess, but if you want a heavy taste, add more chadon beni leaves to get a sharper taste.
Want a thinner sauce: You can use additional water to the sauce or white vinegar. Start with about a tablespoon at a time.

Additional Notes:

This yields enough to fill a 16 oz jar.
Making this in a blender like a bullet you will need to blend, then give a shake to continue to get the mayo do come down to combine. You can also blend well, then take it off the base and use a spoon to continue mixing.

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