
I’m excited to have my daughter come home for the weekend after being away at college for the past two months.
To celebrate, I made my CREAMY SALSA VERDE & CHIPOTLE CREMA sauces. Both sauces comes together in under 30 minutes!!
I will be using these easy to make and versatile sauces in a variety of Italian, Mexican and Indian dishes. I will share with you my creations! Stay tuned 😊
SALSA VERDE & CHIPOTLE CREMA
Course: Mexican u0026amp; Latin, Sauces4
servings30
minutes40
minutesINGREDIENTS
- Creamy Salsa Verde Sauce
2 Tbsps butter
2 Tbsps flour
1 16 oz. jar green salsa
3/4 cup sour cream
1 cup stock or water
2 Tbsps garlic, mined
1 small white onion, finely chopped
3 Jalapeños
1 Serrano(optional)
2 cups of cilantro
2 tsps Cumin powder
1 tsp Cayenne
Salt
- Chipotle Crema Sauce
2 Tbsps butter
2 Tbsps flour
1 cup of broth
1/2 cup of sour cream
1/2 cup of diced onion
1 Tbsp garlic
3 slice white American cheese
10 oz can of Rotel diced tomato
1 Tbsp chipotle adobe sauce
1 Tbsp honey
2 chipotle adobe pepper, chopped
1/4 cup cilantro
INSTRUCTIONS
- Make Salsa Verde Sauce
- In a large saucepan, melt some butter and add a white onion, garlic, jalapeño and Serrano peppers and cook them until they have softened, about 5-6 minutes.
- Whisk in the flour and let cook until golden in color for 3 minutes. Slowly whisk in the broth in a small amount and continue whisking until sauce is thick and bubbly.
- Stir in the green salsa, cilantro, cumin powder and cayenne pepper. Cook, stirring until all the ingredients are mixed well.
- Remove pan from the heat and let it cool down a little. Stir in the sour cream. Puree the sauce using immersion blender and blend until smooth.
- Make Chipotle Crema Sauce
- Using a small saucepan, melt some butter.
- Add onion, garlic, chipotle peppers and chipotle sauce and cook for 3-4 min.
- Add the flour and stir until a thick paste forms. Cook for two minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Gradually whisk in the broth and continue whisking until the sauce is smooth and reaches desired creamy thickness.
- Bring it to a simmer, add torn pieces of slice cheese and properly blend it into the sauce.
- Stir in tomato, honey and cilantro. Stir until all ingredients are incorporated.
- Remove from the heat and let it cool down a little. Add sour cream and using hand blender, blend the sauce until smooth.