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Bright Jalapeño–Lime Everyday Sauce (Medium)

Tangy, grassy jalapeño and lime sauce with a fresh citrus pop that works on almost everything.

MexicanOtherEasy30 minBy Charles Bonetti

Ingredients

Servings
12
  • 8 jalapeños (≈220 g), stems off (seed some for less heat)
  • 1 small onion
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 ⅔ cup white vinegar (160 ml)
  • 1 ⅓ cup water (80 ml)
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 Juice of 1–2 limes
  • 1 Handful cilantro (optional)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Rough-chop peppers and onion; simmer with garlic, vinegar, water, salt, and sugar for 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Blend very smooth; finish with lime (and cilantro). Bottle.

  3. 3

    Add 1 green apple for body and gentle sweetness.

  4. 4

    For smoke, char the jalapeños first.

  5. 5

    For a more sauce like texture, sift the pulp. For a salsa like texture, keep it.