Sauce and Salsa Recipes
Jalapeño White Sauce
Use warm or cold as a dip; or serve as a sauce over fish, chicken or pasta.
Ingredients
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon chicken base
- 1 tablespoon jalapeño juice or vinegar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 finely minced jalapeño
- 2 ounces shredded Monterey Jack or Monterey Jack/Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Beat whipping cream over a high heat.
- Add sour cream as soon as whipping cream
begins to boil. Reduce to medium heat when sour cream dissolves.
- Stir in chicken base and jalapeño juice. Simmer.
- Make a roux by melting the butter, adding the flour and whisking until mixture turns a pale gold color.
- Add roux to cream mixture, whisking constantly until incorporated.
- Remove from heat and stir in jalapeños and cheese.
- Cool.