Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, basil crema de ají. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Great recipe for Basil Crema de Ají. If you've ever had Peruvian food, you might have tasted these simple but addictively delicious baby potatoes with a spicy cream sauce they call crema de ají (pronounced CREHmah deh Ah-HEE), ají meaning chili pepper. Well I happen to have a few Russets that.
Basil Crema de Ají is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Basil Crema de Ají is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have basil crema de ají using 9 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Basil Crema de Ají:
- Prepare 1/2 cup yogurt
- Get 1/2 cup mayo
- Prepare 1/2 cup packed basil leaves, chopped
- Take 1 clove garlic, minced
- Take 1 hot chili pepper, chopped (Peruvian yellow chilies are ideal, but 1/2 a sm habanero or whole Thai or Serrano would work, too)
- Take 1 Tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- Take 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- Make ready 1/4-1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Take 1/4-1/2 teaspoon sugar
Its importance has extended from the time of the Incas to this day, captivating the palates of its consumers with its spicy and unique flavor that generates pleasure. It can be used in ceviches, soups, salads, stews, as an accompaniment, and as a main meal using the generosity of its different. The sauce made with Aji Amarillo as above is the yellow sauce. Green Aji sauce substitutes jalapenos for Aji Amarillo and adds cilantro for spice.
Steps to make Basil Crema de Ají:
- Whiz it all in a blender (or with a stick blender) until it's smooth. Adjust seasoning if needed and whiz a few more seconds if you do just to make sure everything's evenly distributed.
- If you like a slightly creamier texture, try using 3/4 cup mayo and 1/4 cup yogurt. You could also use sour cream instead of the yogurt, but yogurt's what I had on hand. Serve with steamed, boiled or roasted potatoes. Also delicious with roasted asparagus, among others. :)
Garlic is also commonly an ingredient in both types of aji sauce. Huacatay, called Peruvian black mint, is also often part of the recipe for yellow aji sauce. En algunos casos la crema o salsa es un ingrediente fundamental en la preparación del platillo, como por ejemplo en la papa a la huancaína y la ocopa arequipeña. En otros casos se usa como un acompañamiento más por ejemplo el ají de pollería en el pollo a la brasa, la salsa criolla en los tamales o los chicharrones entre otros. El ají panca molido conocido también como pasta de ají o ají especial, es una especie de salsa muy utilizada como ingrediente en varios platos de nuestra gastronomía.
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