Velvety Motek-Style Hummus
The secret to restaurant-quality hummus is dry-cooking chickpeas with baking soda until they disintegrate, then blending with ice water for a cloud-like texture.
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Reverse-engineered from Motek · Miami
Ingredients
for 4 servings
- 250 gdried chickpeas
- 1.5 tspbaking soda
- 1.5 lwater
- 3 clovesgarlic cloves — smashed
- 150 gtahini
- 60 mllemon juice
- 120 mlextra virgin olive oil
- to tastesea salt
- 100 gice cubes
Equipment
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- ✓stovetop
- ✗blender
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Method
- 1
Rinse dried chickpeas and place in a large pot with water and baking soda.
10 min · 5 min attention→ cooked base
- 2
Bring to a boil, then simmer for 45-60 minutes until chickpeas are completely falling apart and mushy.
1 h · 2 min attention⏱ chickpeas lose all structural integrity when pressed · 1 hDone when: chickpeas lose all structural integrity when pressed
- 3
Drain the chickpeas (reserve some of the cooking liquid) and let them cool slightly so they don't overcook the garlic.
10 min · 5 min attention - 4
Add smashed garlic, tahini, lemon juice, and salt to a high-speed blender with the warm chickpeas.
2 min - 5
Blend on high while adding ice cubes and reserved cooking liquid slowly until the mixture is completely smooth and aerated.
5 min→ hummus base
- 6
Spread the hummus onto a shallow plate and create a well in the center.
2 min - 7
Drizzle generously with olive oil and serve immediately.
1 min
Why this grade?
- reverse-engineered provenance+40
- decode confidence 74%+18.5
- Trust score59/100