ENTRÉE RECIPES
Aji Ground Meat - For tacos, salads, or pasta
Prep: 5 minutes.
Cooking Time: 20-30 minutes.
Servings: 6-8.
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Ingredients:
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-1 bottle of Ají Pasta Sauce
-½ to 1 bottle of Ají Original Mild Chunky Chili Sauce or any of the Aji Chili Sauces
-4 lbs of ground beef
-Mixed vegetables
-Water or broth
-Salt
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Instructions:
-Combine ground beef with Ají Pasta Sauce and Ají Chunky Chili Sauce to taste.
-Cook on ¾ heat, stirring occasionally until the meat is cooked. Add water or broth as needed.
-Drain the grease.
-Add mixed vegetables and stir.
-Add salt to taste, and stir.
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Aji Vegetarian Chili
Prep: 45 minutes.
Cooking Time: 2-3 hours.
Servings: 6-8.
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Ingredients:
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-1 jar Aji Original Mild or Medium Hot Chunky Chili Sauce
-1 jar Aji Pasta Sauce
-4 cups kidney beans (soaked and rinsed)
-4 cups chick peas ( soaked and rinsed)
-2 cups black beans (soaked and rinsed)
-1 large can diced tomatoes
-1 large can crushed tomatoes
-2 cups water
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Instructions:
-Mix all ingredients together in large, non-stick pot or crock pot.
-Let simmer for at least 2 hours.
-Serve with diced tomatoes, shredded cheddar cheese, and a dollop of sour cream
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Aji Pizza
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Ingredients:
-1 jar of Aji Marinara Sauce
-Home-made or store-bought pizza dough
-Toppings of your choice
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Instructions:
-Spread Aji Pasta Sauce over your pizza dough once it has been rolled out.
-Top with your favorite toppings and bake!
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Aji Fish Fillet
Prep: 35 minutes.
Cooking Time: 5-10 minutes.
Servings: 1.
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Ingredients:
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-1/2 cup of Aji Original Mild, Medium Hot, or Honey Garlic Chunky Chili Sauce
-6-8 oz. fish fillet
-1 tbsp. of olive oil
-1 dash of salt
-1/2 cup water
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Instructions:
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-Marinade the fillet for 30 minutes with Aji, ensuring the fillet is fully covered.
-Add water, salt, and oil into a non-stick, cast iron, or stainless steel pan.
-Bring to a boil and add the fillet.
-Cook the fillet for 5-10 minutes until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
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Aji Black Bean Salad
Prep: 20 minutes.
Cooking Time: 5 minutes.
Servings: 2-3.
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Ingredients:
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-¼ cup Aji Medium Hot Chunky Chili Sauce (or to taste)
-1 can black beans (rinsed and drained)
-4 Roma or Italian plum tomatoes, diced
-2 cloves of garlic, crushed
-¼ cup chopped cilantro
-¼ cup snipped green onion
-½ cup chopped sweet red pepper
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Instructions:
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-Gently toss all ingredients together and serve on its own or as a side.
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Aji Slow Cooker Cranberry Pulled Pork Roast
Prep: 30 minutes.
Cooking Time: 5-8 hours.
Servings: 6-8.
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Ingredients:
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-2 jars Aji Medium Hot Chunky Chili Sauce
-1 jar Aji Pasta Sauce
-1 6 lb bone-in pork butt
-1 (14 oz.) can of jellied or whole cranberry sauce
-2 cups water, vegetable stock or meat stock
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1/2 teaspoon pepper
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Instructions:
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-Place pork in slow cooker.
-Add the Aji Medium Hot Chunky Chili Sauce, Aji Pasta Sauce, and cranberry sauce to the slow cooker.
-Add water or stock until pork is fully covered.
-Cook on low for 5 to 8 hours, or until pork is tender and falling apart.
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Substitutes:
Chicken or Turkey
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Aji Zucchini Bisque
Prep: 30 minutes.
Cooking Time: 2-4 hours.
Servings: 4-6.
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Ingredients:
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-3 to 5 large zucchini, shredded
-3 medium to large carrots, shredded
-1 jar Aji Original Mild Chunky Chili Sauce
-3 cups water
-3 cups vegetable or chicken stock
-1/2 cup butter
-1 tbsp brown sugar
-1 tbsp dried (or 2 tbsp fresh) marjoram
-1 - 2 tsp curry powder
-1/3 cup flour (add water to form watery paste)
-salt and pepper
-2 cup whipping cream
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Instructions:
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-In a large stock pot, put all ingredients together except the cream.
-Bring to a slow boil.
-Once it's boiling, turn down to low; let simmer on low for 2-3 hours.
-After simmering, puree all of the ingredients.
-Add flour paste.
-Stir until bisque thickens slightly.
-Slowly introduce cream, stirring constantly.
-Add salt and pepper to taste
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Aji Cranberry Orange Chicken Breast
Prep: 30 minutes.
Cooking Time: 2-4 hours.
Servings: 4
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Ingredients:
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-4 chicken breasts
-1 cup cranberries
-2 oranges, juice & zest
-1/2cup Aji Honey Garlic
- tbsp of olive oil
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Instructions:
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-Pat chicken breasts dry and season with Salt and pepper.
-Heat frying pan over med-high heat, add olive oil.
-Add chicken breasts and sear on both sides until the chicken has is golden brown.
-Remove chicken from frying pan and reduce heat to medium.
-Add cranberries, orange juice, orange zest, and honey garlic Aji to frying pan. Cook until cranberries start to burst and a sauce has formed.
-Return chicken to pan and cover. Continue cooking for 15 minutes or until chicken is firm to the touch and internal temperature of chicken is 165 degrees.
-Serve chicken with sauce spooned on top.
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Aji Orange Hoisin Meat Balls
Prep: 30 minutes.
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 5 as a meal 20 as hors d'houerves
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For Meatballs:
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Ingredients:
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-1 lb ground beef
-1/2 c fine bread crumbs
-2 tbsp Hoisin sauce
-2 Tbsp Aji, heat level of your choice
-salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions:
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-Combine all ingredients and form into 25 balls.
-Brown meatballs in 2 tbsp olive oil and set aside.
For Sauce:
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Ingredients:
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-2 cloves garlic, minced
-1 tsp olive oil
-Juice and zest of 2 oranges
-1/2 C Hoisin Sauce
-1/4 c mild or medium Aji Chunky Chili Sauce
-1/4 c Soya Sauce
-1 tbsp corn starch dissolved in 1/4 c cold water
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Instructions:
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-In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
-Add garlic and saute for 1 minute, being careful not to let it brown.
-Add remaining ingredients, except corn starch.
-Bring sauce to a simmer and cook for 5 mins.
-Add meatballs and continue cooking for 10 minutes.
-Stir in corn starch mixture and continue cooking until sauce thickens.
-Serve over cooked rice. Sprinkle with green onions for garnish
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Aji Stuffed Zucchinis & Bell Peppers
Prep: 30 minutes.
Cooking Time: 1 hour
Servings: 4
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Ingredients:
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-3 Zucchinis cut in 1/2 and hollowed
-2 bell peppers, cut the tops and clean out seeds
-1 lb pork sausage
-1 cup dry bread crumbs
-2 cloves of fresh garlic, minced
-1 (32 oz) Aji Marinara sauce
-1/2 cup Aji mild
-1/2 grated Parmesan cheese
-1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
-1 tbsp of virgin olive oil
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Instructions:
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-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking dish and set aside.
-Cut zucchini in half. Scoop out flesh, leaving a 1/4 inch border all around.
-Set scooped out zucchini aside and chop it into small dice.
-Cut tops off peppers and clean out seeds and set aside.
-Chop the tops of the peppers into small dice and add to zucchini.
-Heat a large frying pan over medium heat with oil.
-Add pork and cook till no longer pink.
-Add onions, zucchini and peppers and continue cooking until onions are soft.
-Remove from heat and stir in Marinara Sauce and half the cheese. --Stuff zucchini and peppers with mixture.
-Place stuffed vegetables in baking dish and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
-Bake 45 minutes.
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