Miguel's Jalapeno Cream Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon chicken base or 1 teaspoon broth
• 2 tablespoons clarified butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 1 tablespoon jalapeno juice, from bottled jalapeno
• 1 ounce monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1 ounce cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 heat whipping cream in a heavy saucepan over high heat. stir in sour cream when it's ready to boil. after sour cream dissolves, reduce heat to medium.
• 2 stir in chicken broth and jalapeno sauce and simmer.
• 3 meanwhile, make a roux by heating butter and flour. whisk until mixture turns a pale gold.
• 4 increase heat on cream mixture until almost boiling and then add roux. whisk briskly and constantly until roux is incorporated.
• 5 remove from heat, stir in minced jalapeno and the cheeses.
• 6 can be served with tortilla chips or as a sauce for dishes.