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This is a commonly made sauce served over potatoes in Ecuador. The 
amount of chile in the recipe can be adjusted to be mild or wild, 
however you wish. This side dish would add also spice to any meat or 
seafood dish for a truly exotic dinner.

Ingredients

1/2 cup peanuts
1/4 cup cream
1/4 cup milk
1/3 cup peanut oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons ají chile powder, or substitute piquin or cayenne
1 small onion, peeled and quartered
1/2 cup grated goat or feta cheese, crumbled

Instructions

Place all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend at 
high speed for a few seconds, or until smooth. Place in a pan and heat 
over low heat for five minutes, stirring constantly. Do not boil the 
sauce. Serve the sauce over hot cooked potatoes.

This hot sauce from Pernambuco is commonly served in a small dish at 
Brazilian meals to spice up such dishes as feijoada and seafood stews. 
It features the malagueta pepper, that close relative of the tabasco 
pepper. Variation: Make a paste by pureeing the peppers, garlic, onion, 
and salt in a blender. Add the lemon or lime juice and stir well.

Ingredients

6 fresh malagueta chiles, or substitute piquins, seeds and stems 
removed, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium onion, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup lemon or lime juice

Instructions

Combine all ingredients and allow to sit at room temperature for 2 hours 
to blend all the flavors.
 

There is a minor debate about whether or not this Argentinian sauce 
should contain chile peppers. As usual, there is no real answer because 
cooks tend to add them or not, according to taste. This sauce is served 
with broiled, roasted, or grilled meat and poultry.

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
1 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons ají chile powder, or substitute New Mexican red chile powder
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf, crushed
1/4 cup minced parsley (or substitute Italian parsley)
Salt to taste

Instructions

Combine the olive oil and vinegar in a bowl and whip with a whisk. Stir 
in the remaining ingredients, mix thoroughly, and allow to sit for 2 
hours to blend the flavors.

This sauce will stay fresh for at least 1 week. Serve as an accompaniment to Korean grilled meat dishes.

Ingredients

• 4 Korean hot green peppers or jalapeño peppers

• 4 Korean hot red peppers or other hot red peppers

• 3 tablespoons soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon rice wine or vermouth

• 1 green onion, white and pale green part only, finely minced

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed and finely chopped

• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

• 1 walnut half, finely chopped

• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Wash the hot peppers and pat dry. Roast the peppers under a broiler or on the stovetop until all sides are broiled and blistered, but not charred. Discard the stems and chop peppers crosswise into 1/4-inch rounds, seeds and all.

In a small bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Store leftovers in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator.