How to Use ají in a Sentence

ají

noun

• Used a whole aji amarillo chile which gave the broth a good heat level.
  — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
• The aji verde packs a punch, depending on the serranos picked that day.
  — Diosa Femme, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
• Holding it all together is a fluffy flour tortilla smeared with a spicy and sour aji verde sauce.
  — Kat Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
• Martinez tasted the mixture, added some more aji and then tasted again.
  — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• The beef tastes of sweet soy, and the lobster is glazed in a ruddy sauce made with aji panca, a mild Peruvian pepper.
  — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2019
• Kelis told us years ago that her milkshake brought all the boys to the yard, but these days the singer-chef is hawking a spicy aji verde and pineapple saffron glaze.
  — Kristin Braswell, Bon Appétit, 2 July 2019
• In the next box over, Mr. Estrada watered slight green plants that will bear sweet peppers called aji dulce for his wife’s homemade sofrito sauce.
  — Winnie Hu, New York Times, 30 July 2017
• Make double batches and drizzle the aji verde over a bowl of black beans and long-grain rice, or toss roasted potatoes, peppers and onions in the chimichurri.
  — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
• Next is sushi-hassun, a platter of nigiri: shima aji (striped jack) with the tiniest dab of the citrus-chile paste yuzu kosho, madai (sea bream), and torched salmon.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2019
• The tender seafood is coiled on a hash of potatoes, chorizo and corn that gets a nice assist from dots of sunny yellow aji amarillo aioli.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
• The aji comes around again, providing a crisp, savory interlude.
  — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 10 July 2018
• Others prepare free samples of the Peruvian condiment aji verde and trail mix coated in tangy chamoy.
  — Eric Ducker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2019
• Creamy Peruvian aji amarilllo is wrapped in a crisp spring roll shell.
  — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 1 July 2019
• The pica rica pairs Douglas Robson’s zippy aji aioli with sweet onions and smoky, roasted fresh green chiles in support of a perfect patty.
  — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 23 May 2018
• Start with the Japanese snapper ceviche, served in tight, curled pieces, several of which are adorned with sea urchin, all gathered above a gentle aji amarillo that doesn’t fight the fish.
  — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• In this recipe, a full six cloves of garlic ensure its pungent dominance, while chile pastes from both aji amarillo and aji panca chiles lend plenty of complex heat.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2017
• This salsa consists of julienned red onions, finely chopped cilantro and aji amarillo all marinated in lime juice.
  — Diosa Femme, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
• No matter rich or poor, everyone uses aji panca and aji amarillo.
  — Ilaf Esuf, SELF, 4 Jan. 2019
• Served with rocoto sauce, chimichurri and aji amarillo mustard.
  — Michele Parente, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 July 2017
• Cover and set the aji aside at room temperature for several hours to allow the flavors to release into the liquid, then refrigerate until serving.
  — Lindsay Campbell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2020
• That means Culantro offers the famous Peruvian dish aji de gallina ($10), shredded chicken in a vibrant cream sauce made of walnuts and Amarillo peppers.
  — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2018
• It has not been well received, with aquarium workers having to get creative to encourage the animals to eat -- for instance, the otters and penguins appear more willing to eat the mackerel when mixed with their favorite aji.
  — Jake Kwon and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN, 7 July 2022
• Rather than the usual aji, or Japanese horse mackerel, the aquarium has been trying to feed its penguins a more common type of mackerel called saba that’s larger and, according to the finicky, flightless birds, less appetizing.
  — Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 7 July 2022
• Small plates: lobster gratin with green plantain; roasted baby carrots; pork cracklings with aji amarillo; grilled cauliflower with jalapeno and currants; corn cakes with pork belly; and grilled octopus with smoky Peruvian chili sauce.
  — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2020
• At his six-seat sushi restaurant in Manhattan Beach, Yasuhiro Hirano — clad in gloves and a cloth face mask — unveiled two wooden boxes filled with cuts of glistening fish: golden-eye snapper, yellowtail, shima aji, belt fish and horse mackerel.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2020
• To make the aji verde, add the cilantro, mint, parsley, garlic, lime zest, lime juice, serrano, honey, sour cream, salt and pepper to a blender.
  — ABC News, 13 May 2026