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Chili-Lime Cream Sauce

This sauce would also be terrific served with grilled fish or pasta.

4.3

(35)

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 2/3 cup

Ingredients

1/4 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon chopped peeled fresh ginger
1 tablespoon minced shallot
1/3 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons chili-garlic sauce*
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine first 4 ingredients in heavy small saucepan. Boil over high heat until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add cream and boil until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Mix in chili-garlic sauce. Add butter, 1 piece at a time, whisking just until melted before adding next piece.

  2. Step 2

    *Available in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets and at Asian markets.

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