Adriatic Leche de Tigre

Name: Adriatic Leche De Tigre
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1 cup (220 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 150 ml lime juice Lime Juice; 2 Tbsp ají amarillo paste (30 ml) Aji Amarillo; 2 garlic cloves Garlic; ½ tsp fresh ginger (2.5 ml) Ginger; salt (3 g) Salt; scrap of same white fish (20 g) Fish Bones; splash water or fish stock (30 ml) Water; optional olive-oil stream (10 ml) Olive Oil

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

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Ratio

Lime Juice 150 mlAji Amarillo 30 mlGinger 3 mlWater 30 mlOlive Oil 10 ml

Ingredients

Lime Juice — 150 ml lime juice
Aji Amarillo — 2 Tbsp ají amarillo paste (30 ml)
Garlic — 2 garlic cloves
Ginger — ½ tsp fresh ginger (2.5 ml)
Salt — salt (3 g)
Fish Bones — scrap of same white fish (20 g)
Water — splash water or fish stock (30 ml)
Olive Oil — optional olive-oil stream (10 ml)

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

Virgilio Martínez. Peruvian / Central. Cited awards include: World's 50 Best #1 (2023, Central); World's 50 Best: Best of the Best.

Originally published as Leche de Tigre / Tiradito Ají Amarillo.

Adapted from a Virgilio Martínez recipe (Virgilio Martínez / Directo al Paladar (tiradito, 4 pax sauce)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

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What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Virgilio Martínez / Directo al Paladar (tiradito, 4 pax sauce) (published as “Leche de Tigre / Tiradito Ají Amarillo”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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