Coriander Sauce With Fresh Cheese Recipes

FRESH CORIANDER SAUCE (SALSA DE CILANTRO)

Steps:

• Put peppers over a gas flame or heat over charcoal, turning often, until the outsides are burnt or charred, about 5 to 7 minutes. Dampen a cloth and wrap the peppers in it to cool.
• Remove peppers and peel. Discard stems, veins and seeds. Cut peppers into fine shreds.
• Meanwhile, pick the leaves from the sprigs of coriander. There should be about 1 1/2 cups of leaves, loosely packed.
• In the container of a food processor blend the coriander leaves, garlic cloves and water. Blend thoroughly.
• Heat butter and oil in a heavy skillet. Add onion. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add jalapeno and chili peppers and tomato and cook, stirring, about a minute.
• Add the coriander mixture. Add salt to taste and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat.

CHILLI AND CORIANDER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a pan and stir over low heat until the sugar dissolves.
• Bring to boil, simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes until it thickens.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• Then stir in the coriander.

CHICKEN WITH FRESH TOMATO CILANTRO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• To prepare the sauce:.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and a bit of olive oil in a pan. Add chopped onions, pepper, garlic and sauté until tender. Add 2-3 teaspoons of tomato paste, stir around until all coated. Add chopped tomato, stir around, add a bit of water, like ½ cup or so to give some liquid. Add lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add a tablespoon of cumin. Add a few dashes of Red Hot.
• A tumeric and a dash of dry adobo spice if you are using. Add fresh, chopped cilantro, approx.1/2 cup or so, you can't go wrong on amount.
• Cover and simmer until almost a liquid, approximately 30 minutes. If it gets too thick, you can always add some water.
• When sauce is finished, it should be a semi-thick consistency. Add two tablespoons of cream cheese and stir until melted, stir in one tablespoon of heavy cream, cover and keep warm. (if too thick, add a little water to loosen).
• To prepare chicken/potatoes:.
• In a large frying pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and a bit of olive oil.
• Add sliced, salt and peppered potato slices and fry on each side until golden brown.
• Transfer to platter and cover with foil to keep warm and to get a bit soft from the steam being covered.
• In same pan add sliced onions, brown in oil until done, spoon atop potato slices, cover to keep warm.
• In same pan, add more butter/oil. Add chicken breasts and sauté on each side on low heat, keeping covered, then uncovering when almost done to brown nice.
• Transfer these to platter and arrange on top of potato/onion slices.
• Drizzle the sauce atop these and around the platter.
• Serve extra sauce in a dish on top of a plate decorated with colored tortilla chips.
• Garnish chicken platter edges with sliced tomatoes and springs of fresh cilantro if you like.

CORIANDER SAUCE WITH FRESH CHEESE

Steps:

• Take de Fresh Cheese and slice into pieces of half inch thick. To bread, beat the 2 eggs with a little milk. Spread the bread crumbs into a plain plate. Heat a pan and a olive oil. Take every slice of cheese and dip into the beaten eggs then move the cheese to the plate and make sure the bread crumbs fill all the piece of cheese then fry it with olive oil. To make de coriander sauce: Blend all the ingredients and add salt. Heat the sauce a little into a pan without oil just heat. Serve the cheese and put on top the hot sauce,garnish with a coriander leaf.