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Recipe: Aji Verde (Mild Green Chile Sauce Peruvian-Style)

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

One of the two mild chile sauces I served with my anticuchos. This is a base recipe Aji Verde that can be adjusted to your liking: increase the amount of chile or reduce (or eliminate) mayonnaise for a more pungent … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Aji Roja (Mild Red Chile Sauce Peruvian-Style)

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

This is one of two sauces I served with my anticuchos. Aji Roja has a mild chili/smoke flavor and invites generous squirting onto tacos or alongside grilled meats. A Peruvian classic, it’s possibly the inspiration for the “Tacolicious” sauce which … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Grilled Beef Heart Peruvian-Style (Anticuchos)

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

Anticuchos is the classic Peruvian street food, made with a taste-alike marinade created from ketchup and chili powder to replace the native Aji Panca. The sauce has a nice balance of sweet/tangy/spicy and would be good with other beef cuts or … Continue reading →

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