Best 2 Aji De Tomate De árbol Tree Tomato Hot Sauce Recipes
AJí CUENCANO
Tomate de árbol (also called tamarillo) is an unusual ingredient that tastes like a savory, tomatolike passion fruit. Available frozen or as pulp at many Latino or South American grocers, it is blended in the mountain city of Cuenca into an easy vinaigrettelike sauce with chiles, onion, cilantro and oil. Use it as a hot sauce, a dip or an accompaniment to meat or fish.
Provided by Francis Lam
Yield About 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a blender or food processor, blend the tamarillo, jalapeno, lime and sugar, then blend in the oil until smooth. Stir in the onion and cilantro, and salt to taste.
AJI DE TOMATE DE áRBOL - TREE TOMATO HOT SAUCE
I'm a little obsessed with the possibility of moving to Ecuador. This is a recipe using the tree tomato which looks like a roma tomato, but pointier. From: http://laylita.com/recipes/2008/03/10/tree-tomato-aji/
Provided by ThatSouthernBelle
Categories Sauces
Time 8m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- If using fresh tree tomatoes peel them, boil them for about 5 minutes to make it easier to peel them.
- If using frozen tree tomatoes, defrost them over night in the fridge, then cut them in half and scoop out all the insides.
- Blend the tree tomatoes with the hot peppers (seeded and deveined if you want it very mild, you can always save a few seeds and add them in if it's too mild).
- Transfer the blended mix of tree tomatoes and hot peppers to a small sauce pan, add the water (you can add more if you want a more liquid sauce) and cook on medium heat for about 5-8 minutes.
- Add the onion, lime juice, cilantro and salt to taste.
- Serve warm or cold.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 61.6, Fat 0.6, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 16.6, Carbohydrate 13.7, Fiber 3.9, Sugar 8.7, Protein 2.8
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