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The pomegranate component in this dish is provided by another popular product: Pom brand bottled pomegranate juice. This can be made with chicken breasts instead, but be sure to roast them until cooked through. Recipe courtesy of Selma Brown Morrow of Bon Appétit.
From the terrific book The Ultimate Guide to Grilling by Rick Browne. Available on Amazon.com
Romesco is a classic Spanish sauce that is served with a wide variety of dishes, including the famous tortilla Española from the Tarragona region, this classic Catalan sauce combines almonds with two of the most popular horticultural imports from the New World—chiles and tomatoes. The sauce gets its name from the romesco chile, but these are not readily available outside Spain. A combination of ancho and New Mexican chiles approximates the flavor.
From the Netherlands Antilles' island of Saba comes this simple, steeped hot sauce that graces seafood dishes or simple rice. Malt vinegar, made from malted barley, is the secret taste ingredient. Because of the vinegar, this sauce can be kept for a month or so in the refrigerator.
This recipe is from Giuliano Bugialli as profiled by Nancy Gerlach, who met him in Rome. She commented: “This in an all-purpose sauce that can be used on a variety of pastas. To really 'enrage' the sauce, replace the crushed New Mexican chile with chiltepíns or piquin chiles.”
From the Sabine town of Amatrice comes this simple but great pasta sauce. Traditionally, it is served over bucatini, a spaghetti-like pasta that has a hole in it, like a straw. It is then sprinkled with grated pecorino romano cheese.
Here is a standard Spanish hot sauce would probably be prepared with the small, hot guindilla (“little cherry”) chiles. Serve this tasty sauce over steamed vegetables, roasted meats, or fish prepared by any method.
From Tlaxcala comes a wonderful sauce that utilizes chipotles, or any type of smoked chile. Most commonly, chipotles are smoked red jalapeños. This is a table sauce served at room temperature to spice up any main dish, including meats and poultry.
The simplicity of this salsa, imported from northern Mexico and popular in Texas, is deceiving, for it is one of the best all-around table sauces. The charred tomatoes and chiles have a robust flavor, and you can control the texture. Some cooks char onion slices on the grill and add them to this salsa.
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.
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Here's a favorite Cape chutney that's served with curries and other South African dishes such as bobotie (curried casserole) and sosaties (kebabs).
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