Palmito Sauce
Recipe: #12037
February 06, 2014
Categories: Sauce, Savory Sauces, Carribbean, Central/South American, Gluten-Free, Low Carbohydrate, No Eggs, Vegetarian, more
"Fresh hearts of palm (Palmito) are always in abundance in all the markets here in Costa Rica. They are eaten in many ways, but I've never considered a sauce! This goes well with any type of seafood. Recipe is from the Lighthouse restaurant in the Grand Caymans."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (147.4 g)
- Calories 630.9
- Total Fat - 44.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 21.1 g
- Cholesterol - 32.1 mg
- Sodium - 774.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 50.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 8.9 g
- Sugars - 0.4 g
- Protein - 9.2 g
- Calcium - 72.8 mg
- Iron - 2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Sauté the hearts of palm in the butter and olive oil, until they are fall-apart tender, but do not burn.
Step 2
Add the garlic, half & half, salt, pepper, and cumin, and then heat until the mixture just begins to simmer.
Step 3
Remove from heat, and blend in a mixer, or food processor until smooth.
Tips
No special items needed.