If you like the fresh flavor of Jalapeños with a little Real Texas kick, then you can’t be without this recipe. Real Texas Cha Cha Sauce.
It’s a Texas version of the Vietnamese Srirache Sauce which uses the red Fresno peppers.
The Cha Cha Sauce is made with fresh Jalapeños.
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Real Texas Cha Cha Sauce
Ingredients
1/2 pound fresh Jalapeños, seeded and chopped
2 fresh Garlic Cloves
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1 cup White Vinegar
2 tablespoons Palm Sugar
Directions
Cut off the top and chop the Jalapeños very coarsely.
Place Jalapeños in a saucepan. Add garlic cloves, kosher salt, and palm sugar. Palm sugar is made from the sap of a palm tree. In this case, it is made from the coconut palm tree, and is very delicious. Add the white vinegar. At high heat, bring this to a rapid boil. Then turn it down just a bit and boil it rapidly for 5 minutes.
Put the Jalapeño mixture in a bowl and let it cool down to room temperature.
Put the Jalapeño mixture in a food processor. Process it for 5 minutes. It should be a very thick puree. After I start pureeing it, I noticed it that it’s a little bit dry. Add some water and puree it for 5 minutes.
Pour the mixture into a wire mesh strainer. Strain the Cha Cha Sauce into a cup. As you strain it through the mesh, the pulp will be in the strainer and the Cha Cha Sauce will be in the cup.Discard the pulp.
Refrigerate the Cha Cha Sauce overnight.
From my Real Texas kitchen. this is my Real Texas Cha Cha Sauce.
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