Peruvian Aji Sauce
- Quarter head of lettuce
- 1 slice of white onion
- 1/2 cup Cilantro (packed)
- Your choice of Jalapeno or Serrano chiles, to taste
- 1-2 cloves of garlic
- splash vinegar
- 1/3 cup Mayonnaise
- Salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
Put all the ingredients in a blender, Vitamix, or food processor and process until smooth then add the lettuce and pulse till smooth.Serve on anything
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We dont use jalapeños
Never heard of that
Not Peruvian but we have some similarities in our cuisine. Peppers like jalapeños or serranos are Mexican. South America has sweet peppers for the most part
Lettuce? No. Try cilantro (like a hand full) remove the spicy peppers and vinegar, use lime instead of vinegar, and you have yourself a South American green sauce. I recommend using the zest too it’s better
Also, we have sweet garlic you can’t find in many places, if you get your hands on that, use that instead.
Granted, if you wanna add jalapeño, it’s not a bad add, should be delicious. It just won’t be considered South American cuisine
Sounds like trying to make Huancaína sauce w/o the cheese. I’ve made this sauce before. I use jarred yellow Chile (I’m in NYC) or frozen. Jalapeno for extra heat or habanero. Sub some yogurt for mayo for less fat and different taste. Skip the onion.
It’s probably a weird adaptation from a family aji sauce. There are legitimate ingredients, like cilantro and onion-garlic.combo and some really alien things, like the lettuce and the Mexican peppers. Also,.most of our aji sauces don’t have mayonnaise, they’re just pure vegetables herbs and spices.
The verdict is NOT AUTHENTIC.
it’s a gringo sauce
The jalapeño and Serrano peppers aren’t Peruvian. It’s Mexican.
This isn’t an authentic Peruvian sauce. The name alone gives it away too.
Jalapeños is a Mexican spicy plant; Peruvian uses these spices
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