Peruvian Aji Sauce 

Had this at Granjero de Ora where the waiter explained they used
jalapenos.  Many recipes I've found suggest chili and mayonaise but I
not convinced the mayo would be good.  I saw others that used lettuce.
This recipe seems like it woudl be about right but I haven't tried it
yet.  Lightly reformatted from

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/348806


Hi there! I see this is quite an old post, but I have an "aji" recipe
to offer. I was lucky enough to spend Thanksgiving with an extended
family which included several Peruvian folks who were nice enough to
show us how to make this addictive stuff using ingredients that we can
find locally here in New Mexico.

10 jalapenos
2 cloves of garlic
juice of 3 small limes (careful to remove seeds, otherwise sauce will be bitter)
2 T extra virgin olive oil
salt to taste

Simply chop the stems off the jalapenos, add to blended - seeds and
all - and add the rest of the ingredients. Blend until a nice emulsion
forms, if necessary add a few more drops of olive oil. ABSOLUTELY
fantastic, we put it on everything except the cranberry sauce and
pumpkin pie. Hmmm...it might have been good on the cranberry sauce....

eglass Nov 26, 2007 04:08PM