Tahini Sauce Recipe - How to Make Tahini Sauce

[@foodwishes]

Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/241704/Chef-Johns-Tahini/

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[@ggyu555]

few tips from the middle east: add the garlic an salt AFTER the water and lemon. you'll have more control on the tahini's taste. NEVER use warm water- ice cold water or even ice cubes makes the tahini creamy and white, and cancels some of the bitternes of the tahini. i also love adding pinch of cumin and a lot of herbs like parsley and mint. serve it with falafel, shawarma, kabab and shaksshuka and it is f-ing great

[@CyberMachine]

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[@user-_-37470]

Thank you

[@gloryroldan9738]

Thank you!

[@Sbannmarie]

Great, reminds me of my time in Haifa.

[@antidoll]

Hi Chef, I am arabic and just wanted to tell you that you can replace the water with plain greek yogurt and it will be much more rich and delicious

[@lulitalulu2020]

Never heard of that, wouldnt the yogurt make it taste different?

[@RainSprite67]

Really? I'm an Arab as well (Palestinian) and in my mother has used water. I think she's used yogurt before as well... But usually it's water.

[@lulitalulu4715]

i just asked my mom & she said that even where we are from they use yogurt too. my bad, just because i am used to using water, which shows you that one way is not the only one. also, food is all dependent on taste.

[@MoniBahaa]

I'm Egyptian and we use water. In fact, he made it exactly like my dad used to make.

[@honeyzway]

I like to use greek yogurt as well as water. Gives it a much better taste.

[@69adrummer]

This Tahini sauce, I know not well, I follow Chef John, so what the hell. Too much garlic, no such thing, in sauce, or steak, or chicken wing! Bring the garlic, some cayenne too, flavors right for me and for you! Texture so right it holds a line fresh on your meal or even mine. Chef John will shine quite like no other, my culinary friend from another mother!

[@magdalenecastillo1564]

Why do I love this so much???

[@curiousSOUL22]

Magdalene Castillo Cuz it rhymes you have it your time

[@OmnipotentO]

Are you a wizard?

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[@christinab.2864]

That wind a like a rap

[@babablacksheepdog]

Tahini paste can also be used in sweet recipes. Try mixing it with some honey and a pinch (very small pinch) of cinnamon. It makes a great spread and/or dip for bread. Where I come from there's a confectionery called halvas, which is made with tahini paste. We usually eat it during fasting periods because it contains no animal products. There's also a sweet pastry called tahinopita, again with tahini paste as a main ingredient.

[@tootz1950]

babablacksheepdog Those sound delicious. Wish I had some right now!

[@MikeTheBarber63]

I really like halva!

[@babablacksheepdog]

***** Yes!

[@yodaydyxz1752]

babablacksheepdog halawa in Arabic and no it’s not made like you described but it’s eaten with bread and cheese where I’m from and most middle eastern countries

[@jcgardeaa]

So if you go sweet with cinnamon and honey, then garlic is a no go, right?

[@KenMeier]

It's refreshing how brutally honest you are. You F'd up your recipe and and you point blank tell us and joke about it. Best channel on youtube.

[@____._____.]

when he said sumac i looked at the sumac tree i have in my backyard and than he said "not the one in your backyard" and than i shit my pants

[@zip7806]

You could be a great Voice Over actor for a fun Pixar Movie.

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[@krish0588]

ZZP Zing Pheonix I was thinking the same thing the other day!

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I agree he has a unique voice

[@FriedlandM]

Those are very positive observations. I wanted rip my ears off.

[@nurhayat81]

Bingo!

[@AlokSomani]

Just wanted to say that instead of using lemon juice and olive oil, we use homemade yogurt when we make this at home. It comes out with a good texture and good taste, and yes, we do like a little extra garlic =). Although, my family does go through the trouble of starting from scratch and roasting the sesame seeds to make the paste. Roasting the sesame seeds definitely changes up the flavor a little, and the yogurt helps balance that.

[@RainbowGardens]

Very nice and I just LOVE sauces and seasoning mixes. They make dishes come together sooo quickly and flavorful, in a very short time, which is important for a parent like me.

[@8556126]

Mix Honey with Tahini and you'll have a spread that can keep you going for a day. That was practically my lunch for last autumn.

[@whatdoyousay5]

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[@Herbswoman]

I love Chef John's old school rap/hip hop knowledge! It's always on point, word! 😉 Adore him. ❤️

[@aToothlessPoodle]

Thanks, Chef John! This recipe turned out GREAT!! I only had a fresh lime on hand, so I used that and it still turned out AMAZING! I was conservative with the garlic as you suggested, but ended up adding a little more garlic anyway. We put this on falafels and it was YUM!!! Thank you for the awesome recipe!

[@noeljbosco]

The reference to Whodini was priceless and immediately counted you as a friend :) Thanks for the recipe!

[@aligalal8095]

As a Middle-eastern I can tell you that you forgot to put one of the most important ingredients: cumin and black pepper. Also you add a bet of white vinegar to thicken it up a bit before pouring in water.

[@shaimaasamir7074]

I have a suggestion as an Egyptian expert in Tahini, adding cumin and chilli flakes to the dressing with the lemon juice and one glove of garlic will give it a great taste. Enjoy! :-)

[@edbtzkhud]

Shaimaa Elshatter I would never take advice about food from an Egyptian because truth be told that it’s a known fact that the best Arabic food comes from Lebanon Syria and Palestine. You Egyptians are horrible cooks! All your foods are لغويس

[@paddywhack9261]

@@edbtzkhud : Lebanon, for the win!

[@kimmirving4259]

EXCELLENT TUTORIAL... COMES OUT PERFECTLY! Thank you so much!! Such a simple thing but following others never came out right...

[@LetsCatchYourDream]

LOL....the sugar free, peanut butter story is PRICELESS! I purchased some thinking..how healthy it would be. AND your reaction is the BEST!

[@decompyler]

You sir, must be a wizard. Was recently wondering when you were going to do more vegan/vegetarian recipes for us crazy people. Can't wait for the falafel!

[@enbardis]

decompyler did you eat it? Was it good?

[@oblivion2967]

He is the houdini of tahini.

[@Sweetysalado]

I totally feel your pain, chef John, I'm a garlic lover and many times ruin a recipe because of the garlic overload. So, could the next "mystery" recipe be falafel? I think I may be right! (Nevermind... just saw the end of the video and saw that yes... I was right). =)

[@FuerstMykisch]

I try to neutralize it with some acidity (lemon juice or vinegard) before ... it takes out some of the strenght

[@saylem5468]

As an Israeli Im bound to love Tahini and Falafel (looking forward to the vid), I also make Tahini on a weekly basis and I recommend adding a bit of Cumin and black pepper. (also chopped parsley if you like it.) love your videos!

[@someoneyouknow12]

Main reason why chef john is my nigga! He tells us his mistakes so we cannot make the same mistake. Most youtube chefs make that recipe perfect everytime... There just too good i guess..... My nigga chef john!

[@yodaydyxz1752]

someoneyouknow12 Lol 😆

[@elbentzo]

Nice video. A comment and a couple of suggestions: 1. You should use ice-cold water and not warm water. It makes the tahini come out much paler, almost white. I don't think it alters taste or texture, but it's pretty and customary around here. 2. You should try adding a pinch of cumin to your tahini. It's great. 3. A very popular and extremely delicious variety is Lebanese green tahini - after making the tahini sauce, stir in (or blend in) A LOT of finely chopped parsley. The oils from the parsley color the whole thing a lovely shade of green and the taste is a lot fresher, works amazing on salads (though not as popular on fried stuff like falalfel). Thanks!

[@aaaaaaaaaaaa808]

Most honest chef ever :), if Bobby Flay ever makes mistake probably he just mad at his assistant and cover up operation commenced.

[@talminator20]

The best tahini: a cup of tahini juice from half a lemon garlic (not too much) cumin salt pepper parsley hot paprika 1/3 cup of humus paste mix with a hand blender to make it smooth and fluffy. Then add COLD water slowly and mix until wanted consistency.

[@NestAndNature]

I LOVE this variation. I added garlic in mine, tahini is amazing!

[@maryb201]

I subscribed because of your voice and humor

[@i.clivia3202]

Best sauce ever!! I ate it with self-made baked potatoe chips! Very delicious!

[@andyandcallie]

I just subscribed. I love your recipes and the way you present them. I can't wait to try this tahini and then I'm going to make your falafel patties. I'm so excited--I've never made this before! Thank you, John!!

[@lilyandsnapeforevs]

Actually, in the province in Iran that my family lived, we have sesame seed paste all the time!! It's an acquired taste for sure, but we have it most often with dates and it's one of the favourite snacks there!

[@erinseden]

I lurvv tahini on falafel, but I'm obsessed about garlic sauce on chicken shawarma. Just a little teaser about what I'm hoping to see. Love your work.

[@Beatngu23]

This guy sounds SO excited about food and I love it! He should do voiceovers for cartoons or narrations like this one!

[@Banana-lk7tf]

It's a good thing I rewatched this video before making my tahini. I'm a huge fan of garlic so I needed that reminder!

[@aminahalshatti2958]

In my opinion u must replace the water with yogurt like 3/2 tablespoon of yogurt if you dont have it use sour cream And eat tahinie with kebab Some times i eat it with plain burger Thanks for the video

[@InTheKitchenWithJonny]

I have never try tahini sauce. Im thrilled to try this one :)

[@saraalsafar5003]

just want to give a quick language info: in the correct Arabic it's pronounced (Tahinah) طحينه with a short a, and a light h. but some dialects in the northern region of middle east ( Lebanon, Syria .. etc) they pronounce it Tahini, with a short i, i mean the last i only. ant's a derived word from (Tahn) طحن means grounding, it''s basically sesame seeds grounded or smashed. so it's named after the process. thank you ^^

[@dane6446]

Nice

[@Hndjdj400]

I am so wet for you

[@paddywhack9261]

Thank you. It's always good to learn new things, even at 76. Shukran.

[@mitzistraup2514]

You are so funny, really enjoy your videos! Just saw this recipe today, I recently bought sumac so can't wait to use it for this!

[@HayderWaleed]

you know that sesame ground seed. if you mix it with some date jam it will taste soo good.

[@Aurasmae]

Definitely making this! Got lotsa sesame seeds and olive oil, so tahini is really easy to bash up. Other then that, lemons garlic and water are staples!

[@TheBeabop10]

I made this for Falafel sandwiches.. Delicious. I definitely recommend this recipe.Thank you for posting it.

[@nicolep9636]

You're so very wonderful, not blowing smoke either. I appreciate your videos and can imagine breaking bread at an area diner type thingy. I hope you're safe and well, cheers 😊

[@PaulaAllenPaulasPlace]

This is why I like your channel so much. You could have just started over and we would never know. Even Chefs can make mistakes while cooking. I like garlic. Just not that much raw garlic. LOL

[@Crime_Lab]

Hi, Chef John! I’m new to your channel and am one of those disturbed voyeurs 🤣 (watched easily over a hundred of your videos in the last few days) yesterday I was thinking about sumac and was rewarded with this use of the powder today , thank you for all of your entertaining, punny , and informative work !

[@rachelleghan7527]

We , Arabs , add yogurt instead of water , which gives it a rich and amazing taste and balance the garlic and Tahina . I'm in love with your channel though .. a veryyyy old fan !

[@lapetitemoma]

Every time I look up a recipe, you seem to be the one I pick. I wish I could have been trained under you, but that's OK I have you on KZbin. Problem solved. :)

[@tayyabakhan5102]

To make tahini sauce first ingredient you need is tahini sauce. Wow 👏🏽

[@trinesandns4947]

Love your videos! Love your humor!

[@eileenfb1948]

I must buy some tahini so I can have falafal. Chickpeas are at the ready . . . can’t wait. Thank you chef John.

[@oblivion2967]

I like the way you drizzle things in, chef.

[@GlutenlessSinCity]

I loved this!!!!! My red meat and potatos husband enjoyed this as well.

[@msnl777]

Love all your videos. You’re the best!!!

[@aracelisgonzalez-reyes]

love your humor, and recipes

[@eurojaaa]

This is an interesting mixture using tahini. My father is from the Middle East and I always watched him mix fresh plain yogurt with tahini (not a lot of tahini actually, it's runny but very dense in taste). It is so simple but an amazinggggg topping for wraps, döners (or gyros), falafel, kibbeh, or even shish kebabs.

[@eurojaaa]

Brazilian/Syrian

[@eurojaaa]

Haha thanks :)

[@bannapplehoneymilkfruitsha297]

I can listen to you all day

[@echatav]

Yes! I'm so excited for your falafel, Chef. BTW, I've made tahini dressing before but I actually made the tahini itself from scratch. It's not that hard, you just toast sesame seeds and blend it together with sesame oil. I did not make the sesame oil from scratch ;-)

[@nola-baissa2433]

Looks delicious! 💕 Is this keto friendly?

[@coolgeekish]

No cayenne pepper? Who are you and what have you done with Chef John?

[@Nancy-ue8wm]

Wow I tried it and it was yummy. Well done chef.

[@cherylmartin9657]

Hi Chef, great video thanks for sharing I can't wait to make your sauce. You are so funny and you have a great speaking voice. Thanks again.....

[@Noodles736]

Tried it and it turned out to be awesome, thank you!

[@Shilag]

Oh my god, I am looking so much forward to the falafel video. *Definitely* making those and this as soon as possible!

[@bellaassa4946]

Great great recipe I m into whole food plant based diet i got scared of tahini because it soo caloric but with this recipe I could drive down the caloric density by using water just like mayo vinaigraite

[@arfansheikh]

Thank you for this Chef John. Made this today and I was careful with the garlic. Turned out great.

[@bovko1]

I believe in the next video we will see some crispy Falafels!

[@bovko1]

Ah damn! I wrote that comment half-way through the video before I had seen the end :/ I am proud of mysef, yet disappointed at the same time.

[@mjkcomposer]

bovko did the same thing

[@adge323]

I think a garlic/yoghurt sauce goes far better with falafel tbh.

[@randisismailaj4293]

Will be koftas not falafel

[@q8ywizard]

Adrian H. of course not it's always gonna be tahina sauce because it's both Arabian dish and that's how we eat it and that's how we like it !! ... I mean seriously yogurt with felafels ? thats disgusting obviously u were eating super fucked up felafels !

[@Rametetr]

So many good Chef John reflections in bowl shots in this video

[@curlyzoza4238]

im from middle east and I always eat tahini sauce and falafels… but I never did them at home before but its really easy so I'm gonna do this sauce ;)

[@petervlcko4858]

Midle-east ketchup is good I like it and now I know how to make it. Usually I buy it when I see it but not anymore. Thanks for upload. ✌️

[@OldManCookin]

Awesome as usual Chef! Thanks :)

[@julieestella6255]

ur sauce looks amazing...however there are some ingredients I do not use like lemons and garlic... can I replace with onion and lime?

[@carolinaherrera8233]

I have the tahini and this recipe was really easy, will make it for eggplant baba Ganoush that I will make later, I might make falafel also, thanks a lot chef!

[@KatieCooksandCrafts]

Falafel is a favorite of mine. I am looking forward to the next video!

[@samirka22]

I'm making this sauce today for lunch! Thank you chef!

[@Storieswithkina]

“You bit into your peanut butter toast and was like, what the hell is this?” 🤣

[@zlioness]

FALAFEL!!!!!!!!! Thank you! I can't wait!

[@adamasrinsky]

Tip: what’s missing is a bit of cumin and a splash of white vinegar. I love all your videos, Chef John

[@rihamesper8758]

I always watch your videos...and try some of them...thank you very much ..you are so funny

[@fanofmetals]

Ahh so thats why my Tahini was like peanut butter. Even though this video is 6 years old it's still extremely helpful now. Thank you

[@dgdigital2659]

I use a zester for the garlic then add to the fresh squeezed lemon juice, cover refrigerat for up to 2hrs the use a fine mesh strainer to add to the tahini, not only does the lemon juice tame the garlic but not having chunks of garlic in the hummus or tahini makes it smoother

[@JMSisawesome]

Ah man I did not think I would be seeing more censored balls today.

[@a4amyyen]

Love your healthy recipes!

[@lclkm]

Chef John that is a great tahini sauce, I am Syrian and I like to add a little bit of greek yogurt to it. Try it, I promise it's great!

[@CRuduxypegg]

Jordanian tip : Just do this directly mixing the tahini, some oil and the rest of the ingredients with hummus in a dish. Now you have super nice hummus ready :). No need to freeze it or anything.

[@B34rHands]

omg I'm so excited for the falafel video! :D

[@kh23797]

I've made CJ's wonderful falafel recipe _so_ often with this sauce. His could be rescued, adding more tahini, etc. to dilute the excess garlic back to standard strength, what's left being frozen. As falafels and this sauce are vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, crispy and delicious, you get a dish that appeals to virtually everyone. As drinks parties 'nibbles', _zoomph_ and they're gone!

[@ladyminolia]

I just used one small garlic clove and it was very good ^^ thanks for the recipe :)

[@MadameEllybear]

I could put tahini on everything. Sometimes, I make it into a salad dressing which is just awesome. This version is quite different from my family's version but I'm sure its just as good.

[@hans_____]

It's been a long time since I've had peanut butter with sugar in it.

[@Fourops]

Thank you Chef John for the Tahini Sauce with your twist ! We would add chopped parsley with Aleppo Red Pepper (Armenian style) and cumin powder. This is the basic Lebanese way . It's yummy with falafel, shawerma etc Enjoy !

[@Hijabii786]

Yayyyyyyy falafel! They're little balls of joy :)

[@jonnylerner3667]

Hey John, a little tip for ya: Lemon juice is nice and all, but for the best Tahini sauce you use water and citric acid. I mean that white crystal powder stuff, pure and dry citric acid. Adding that (incrementally, of course) dramatically improves the flavor by avoiding any of the bitterness from the lemon, since the Tahini paste is already plenty bitter on its own. You should at least try it out once :)

[@TheTeddyWG]

You are the Mike Sweeney of your tahini, after all!

[@jarrad2000]

I love your plant based recipes. I'm not sure if this is one though because I understood "worm-water" every time...

[@jbeargrr]

John, I have perfectly edible non-poisonous sumac all over my farm. You just have to google it and look closely at the images and learn the difference between edible and non-edible plants. I have loads of staghorn sumac. You are unlikely to encounter poison sumac unless you're in a bog or wetlands. The berries are green or white and hang down like grapes. Harmless edible sumacs generally grow on dry areas, fields, fencerows, roadsides. I don't pick from roadsides due to contamination from car exhaust. The edible berries are vivid red, and almost always in upright, pointed, horn or cone shaped clusters.

Simple things done well, awesome, cheers.

[@rezelbatucan6337]

Nice one, thank you. 😘

[@umy9828]

How long does this keep in the refrigerator? Thinking of making a double batch.

[@foxxeeyy]

Some nice pitted olives would go with that both as a garnish and as a yummy eat all you can food! Love tahini, hummus and falafal. So nice to have the very simple recipe for all - and they are so healthy too!!

[@charlesaferg]

Chef John! As a long time follower, and American living in Israel, this is great! I make this often here in Haifa, and this is an excellent recipe,including the olive oil. Here, we pronounce it "t'hina." Emphasis on the Hebrew, choking on your tongue "H" sound. I cannot wait to see your falafel recipe. Keep up the excellent videos, I use them often! In fact, I made your tomato bisque just last week. Also, I have an absolutely incredible video/recipe suggestion for you, if you're interested.. I've customized this traditional recipe myself, and I think it would be great for your channel. Let me know. It's the perfect follow-up to any Mediterranean dishes.

[@jcrager]

omg this is the best thing ive ever stumbled upon.