Ají Amarillo Sauce - Crema de Ají

This creamy, spicy yellow sauce is the perfect accompaniment to roasted chicken, vegetables, french fries, and fried yuca. The star ingredient is the aji amarillo chile pepper, a staple in Peruvian cooking.
Look for jarred aji amarillo paste in a Latin food market. If you can't find the paste, you can use frozen aji amarillo peppers. Thaw and dice one pepper, and saute it in olive oil until it's soft. Add the cooked pepper to the rest of the sauce ingredients and process.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons aji amarillo paste (or one aji amarillo pepper, chopped and sauteed in oil)
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 4 tablespoons sour cream
• 1/4 cup crumbled queso fresco cheese (or similar salty firm cow's milk cheese)
• 2 green onions
• Juice of 1 lime
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

1. Coarsely chop the white parts of the green onions.
   
   
2. Add the chopped onions with all the rest of the ingredients (except the salt and pepper) to the bowl of a food processor or blender.
   
   
3. Process until mixture is smooth and creamy.
   
   
4. Season sauce with salt and pepper to taste, and chill until ready to serve.

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