Chile-Mint Sauce - How To Make Chile-Mint Sauce
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I adapted this recipe from Simply Seafood Magazine. This sauce is excellent with seafood. The chile pepper gives that "kick" to liven up your seafood.

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Chile-Mint Sauce Recipe

Recipe Type: Condiments and Sauces, Mint Leaves, Chile Pepper
Yields: approximately 1 1/2 cups
Prep time: 10 min

Ingredients:

2 cups loosely-packed fresh mint leaves
1 cup fish stock or clam nectar
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
1 jalapeno chile pepper, roasted, peeled, and seeded*
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Juice of 2 limes
Salt and pepper to taste

* Feel free to adjust the amount of chile pepper used according to your taste.

Preparation:

In a food processor or blender, puree together the mint leaves, fish stock or clam nectar, almonds, jalapeno chile, and garlic.

Season to taste with lime juice, salt, and pepper. The sauce should have the consistency of heavy cream - adjust the consistency with water if necessary.