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Jalapeño, coconut and beer sauce served
Piquant and creamy sauce with jalapeño, coconut milk and beer

Jalapeño, coconut & beer sauce

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Sauces and Gravies
This sauce is a real daredevil: the bitter hoppiness of beer meets the sweet creaminess of coconut milk and the fire of jalapeño. It might seem a wild pairing at first, but it is unbeatable with roasted chicken wings or pork ribs. The beer doesn't just flavour the dish; its bubbles and yeast also loosen the overall texture.
🕒 Prep Time 10 mins
🍳 Cook Time 15 mins
⌛ Total Time 25 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 110 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Small saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Knife and chopping board
  • Small bowl (for mixing the cornflour)

Instructions

1 ✓

Finely chop the jalapeño (leave the seeds in or remove according to taste). Crush the garlic.

Tip: If you leave the membranes in, the sauce will have a 'kick'. If you remove them, it will just be nippy.
2 ✓

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Toss in the chilli and garlic, and sauté for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.

Tip: Sautéing in butter brings out the sweetness of the vegetables.
3 ✓

Pour in the beer. Let it boil for 3-4 minutes so the harshness of the alcohol evaporates, leaving only the malt flavour.

Tip: Alcohol evaporates at a lower temperature than water, so it leaves quickly, concentrating the flavours.
4 ✓

Add the coconut milk and honey. Stir and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Tip: The softness of the coconut milk will round off the bitterness of the beer.
5 ✓

Mix the cornflour with the cold water until smooth. Slowly pour it into the boiling sauce while stirring continuously.

Tip: Cornflour granules swell with heat and bind water, thickening the sauce in moments (Gelatinisation).
6 ✓

Once thickened (approx. 1 minute), remove from the heat. Stir in the lime juice, and season with salt and pepper.

Tip: Always add acid (lime) at the end so it doesn't break down the starch structure and remains fresh.
7 ✓

Serve warm. If it becomes too thick while standing, you can thin it with a little beer or water.

Tip: Sauces thickened with starch tend to set like jelly as they cool.

Recipe FAQ

What beer should I use?
A light lager or pilsner is best. Dark ales would be too bitter, and wheat beer too sour for this recipe.
Can children eat this?
Although most of the alcohol evaporates during cooking, it may contain traces. Use alcohol-free beer or stock for children.
It became lumpy from the cornflour.
Always mix cornflour with cold water before pouring it into hot liquid. If it's already lumpy, strain it through a sieve.

Ingredients

  • 200 ml Coconut milk
  • 100 ml Light beer (Lager)
  • 1 pc Jalapeño chilli
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 20 ml Fresh lime juice
  • 15 g Honey
  • 20 g Butter
  • 10 g Cornflour
  • 50 ml Cold water
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Pepper