Jalapeno Cream Sauce Recipes

MIGUEL'S JALAPENO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat whipping cream in a heavy saucepan over high heat. Stir in sour cream when it's ready to boil. After sour cream dissolves, reduce heat to medium.
• Stir in chicken broth and jalapeno sauce and simmer.
• Meanwhile, make a roux by heating butter and flour. Whisk until mixture turns a pale gold.
• Increase heat on cream mixture until almost boiling and then add roux. Whisk briskly and constantly until roux is incorporated.
• Remove from heat, stir in minced jalapeno and the cheeses.
• Can be served with tortilla chips or as a sauce for dishes.

JALAPENO CREAM

Steps:

• Puree 4 seeded jalapenos, 1 cup cilantro, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1 garlic clove, the juice of 1 lime and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season with salt.

CREAMY JALAPENO

Steps:

• Place minced jalapenos, sour cream, ranch dressing mix, garlic powder, and cilantro in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Cover and refrigerate at least one hour, or overnight, before serving.

CREAMY JALAPEñO SAUCE

Steps:

• Pulse jalapeños, garlic, lime juice, and salt in a blender or food processor until puréed. With motor running, slowly drizzle in oil until a thick sauce forms. Add cilantro and pulse a few times until chopped and incorporated. Taste and add more jalapeño, if necessary.
• Do Ahead
• Sauce can be made up to 3 days in advance and refrigerated.

JALAPENO CREAM SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saute pan over low heat. Add fresh, minced garlic and lightly brown. Careful not to burn the butter! Add heavy cream and cook approximately 4-6 minutes over medium heat, letting sauce reduce until it coats the back of a spoon. Add salt and pepper to taste, then add fresh, minced jalapeno and remove from heat.
• As you are making the sauce, boil 4 quarts of water. Add fresh pasta to boiling water and cook for approximately 2-3 minutes. Drain water, add pasta to saute pan with jalapeno cream sauce and mix together. Plate pasta and sauce in pasta bowls and garnish with fresh pico de gallo and/or a sprig of fresh cilantro. Serve immediately. Makes about 3-4 servings.

JALAPENO HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium glass or enamel lined sauce pan over high heat, combine oil, peppers, garlic, onion and salt; saute for 4 minutes. Add the water and cook for 20 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool to room temperature.
• Transfer the mixture to a food processor and puree until smooth. With the processor running, slowly add the vinegar.
• Pour into a sterilized jar with a tight lid. This sauce will keep for 6 months when stored in the refrigerator.

FLOUNDER IN JALAPEñO CREAM

Steps:

• Cook chopped scallions in butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add jalapeño (to taste), cream, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and bring to a simmer.
• Pat fish dry, then sprinkle with pepper and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Fold each fillet in half crosswise. Put folded fish in sauce in skillet and cook at a bare simmer, covered, until fish is just cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer fish to a platter and keep warm, covered with foil.
• Add tomatoes and cilantro to sauce in skillet, along with any fish juices on platter, and cook over moderately low heat until heated through, about 1 minute. Spoon sauce over fish.

CHICKEN WITH CREAMY JALAPENO SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt. In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, brown chicken in oil on both sides. , Add the onions, broth, jalapenos and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until a thermometer reads 165°, 5-7 minutes. Remove chicken and keep warm., Stir cream cheese and sour cream into onion mixture until blended. Stir in tomatoes; heat through. Serve with chicken and rice.