Today on our blog we are excited to introduce you to chef Madeline Hissong and her new business Damn Fine Hand Pies debuting at the Tower Grove Farmers Market.

We’ll also pass along her recipe for a cilantro sauce sure to plus up your next batch of hand pies or your favorite empanadas!

Ingredients:

• 3 full bunches of cilantro

• 1 - 3 jalapeños

  • chopped with seeds in tact. Start with 1 add additional for desired spiciness.

• 1 whole garlic clove

• Juice & zest of 1 lime

• 1/3 cup olive oil

• Salt to taste.

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients except olive oil in food processor.

2. Pulse food processor on high until mostly broken down.

3. Run food processor while drizzling in oil.

4. Taste for seasoning.

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