Parmesan Leche de Tigre

Name: Parmesan Leche de Tigre
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 3¾ cups (900 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (600 ml) Lime Juice; 1 clove Garlic; about 1½ chiles (10 g) Chile; 250 g Cream Cheese; 1/2 can (~6 oz) (180 ml) Evap. Milk; 1½ cups (150 g) Parmesan; 2 Tbsp (36 g) Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Valerie Chang recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Valerie Chang.

FINISHING SAUCE · SCALLOPS, SUSHI ROLLS & CEVICHE

In the published recipe, this is the finishing sauce for Itamae.

Valerie Chang's creamy Parmesan leche de tigre for ceviche.

On the jar

PARMESAN LEC

Method: blend
Yield: about 3¾ cups
Ingredients: 7

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Lime Juice 600 mlEvap. Milk 180 ml

Ingredients

Lime Juice2 1/2 cups (600 ml)
Garlic1 clove
Chileabout 1½ chiles (10 g)
Cream Cheese250 g
Evap. Milk1/2 can (~6 oz) (180 ml)
Parmesan1½ cups (150 g)
Salt2 Tbsp (36 g)

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Peruvian / Nikkei chef of Itamae and Ghee Miami; James Beard Best Chef: South 2024 and Food & Wine Best New Chef 2023. Ceviche leche de tigre and Japanese–Peruvian sauces.

Adapted from a Valerie Chang recipe (Nando & Valerie Chang / StarChefs (Itamae)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Nando & Valerie Chang / StarChefs (Itamae) (published as “Parmesan Leche de Tigre”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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