Aji amarillo (peruvian chili sauce)

A sauce for great seasonings.

The Ají Amarillo Sauce, or simply known as Ají Amarillo, is a really essential cream for seasoning our main dishes. This sauce allows us to get a delicious flavor when preparing different food. We just need to get some fresh and quality Peruvian Chilies (Ají Amarillo chilies). We need to remove the seeds in order to grind or blend them using a batán (Peruvian stoned instrument used to grind) or a blender. Once it’s done, we can use it as a condiment to season those dishes we wish to cook. (We can also use Ají rojo, another special cream for seasoning.)

Let’s see how to prepare it!

Aji amarillo (peruvian chili sauce)

Ingredients for Cook.

• 5 big and fresh Peruvian chilies (without seeds).
• 3 oz. of coriander

Procedure of recipe.

• On a cutting board, remove the seeds and the edges of each chili. Clean them to grind.
• We recommend to use a batán (Peruvian stoned instrument) to grind each chili until it’s totally creamy. If you can’t get a batán, you can also use a blender (don’t use water, blend the chilies alone).
• Same way, grind the coriander and mix it with the chili sauce to get one cream. (You can also grind or blend both ingredients together.)
• Ready. You can use it in different dishes. It’s recommended to use a fresh sauce in each food.

Note: The batán is a two-piece traditional Peruvian tool (made of stone) used to grind. Its use is recommended to prepare traditional food, like Ají Amarillo Sauce, guaranteeing much more excellent flavor and texture.

Ají Amarillo is a cream for the maceration of mean dish of the Peru. For example, Seco de Cabrito, Pollada Peruana and Parrillada peruana. That dishes are some means. Can you check more recipes in our list here.

Video of the preparation.