Recipes

Southwestern Paste
  • Ingredients
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 serrano chilies, minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 /4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 /2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Directions
  1. In a small bowl mash the garlic, chilies and lime juice together to form a paste
  2. Mash in the paprika, cumin, oregano, thyme and salt
  3. Stir in enough oil to make a thick paste
  4. Use immediately or cover tighdy and refrigerate up to 2 days. Yield: 1/4 cup SUGGESTED USE: This paste has some heat
  5. The flavors penetrate quickly into the flesh of fish fillets (30 minutes), shrimp (30 minutes), boneless chicken breasts (1 hour) or pork tenderloin (2 hours).


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