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How to Make Red Pepper Cream Sauce

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By mjmetz
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This quick and easy southwest-style sauce is great with crab cakes, chicken or fish. It dresses up an ordinary meal five-star restaurant style!

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Half pint heavy whipping cream
  • Can or jar of Roasted Red Peppers
  • Chicken Base
  • Tabasco Sauce
  • Worcestershire Sauce
  • Roux
  • Food Processor
  • Small saucepan
  • Whisk
  1. Step 1
     

    Puree 4 oz of roasted red peppers in a food processor. You can buy these in a can or bottle or roast them yourself. Really beat 'em up good, let the food processor run for several minutes.

  2. Step 2

    Pour the heavy whipping cream into a small saucepan and place it on medium heat. Add a pinch of chicken base, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, and a dash of Tabasco sauce.

  3. Step 3

    As the whipping cream heats up add the pureed red peppers. Whisk and combine well.

  4. Step 4

    Bring the cream mixture to near a boil while adding roux to thicken. Pull the pan off and on the heat to control the boil. This sauce will break, so don't let it come to a hard boil. You need to do this part pretty quickly.

  5. Step 5
     

    When the sauce is nearly thick enough, pull it off the heat and allow it to sit a few minutes. Serve with crab cakes, fish, or chicken. A few green peppercorns or green chilies works well as a garnish\accompaniment to this sauce.

Tips & Warnings
  • If you've never made a cream sauce before, know that you may break the sauce the first time or two. It will still taste pretty good, but be ready for this. With a little practice you'll learn to get it thickened up quickly and off the heat!
  • I'm an idiot savant when it comes to cooking, I rarely measure, I focus on components and do quantity by 'feel'. The best you'll get is approximate measurements from me, sorry!
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