fourservingsHave you ever had a sauce that serves as both a marinade and a dipping sauce? If not, then this recipe is for you. Made from Jalapenos and fresh herbs, this versatile sauce can be served on almost everything.
What is needed to make this Sauce?
Apart from jalapenos, you need fresh herbs! You need to bare in mind that using dried herbs will not make this sauce as flavourful as it it supposed to be and it will loose its green colour.
How can this sauce be used?
Use it as a marinade for:
Fish, chicken, beef or as a dipping sauce.
Can I substitute different fresh herbs?
Absolutely! You can use different herbs.
Below is the detailed recipe video
Jalapeno and Green Herb marinade/ dipping sauce
Are you a Jalapeno lover? If so, then try out this Jalapeno green sauce. It serves as a marinade and dipping sauce.
Servings 300 ml jar
Ingredients
- 2 spring onions
- 1 green pepperoni
- 6 jalapenos
- 20 grams fresh parsley (6 stems)
- 20 grams fresh basil (6 stems)
- 10 grams fresh thyme (3 sprigs)
- 1 medium onion
- 1 cup vegetable or olive oil
- 2 mini seasoning cubes( maggi or knorr ) (4g size)
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Chop all fresh herbs.
- In a food processor or blender, blend until all the ingredients are broken into tiny pieces. Not necessarily a smooth puree.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Pour the blended herbs into the oil. It should start bubbling almost immediately. Please do not stir at this point; you risk getting burnt.
- After 3 minutes stir to check if the liquid has reduced. Keep stirring till all the liquid is gone. Add the rest of the oil, seasoning cubes and salt.
- Stir to incorporate and take off heat.
- Use as a marinade or as a dip.
