Fried Alien with Picante Sauce

Contributed by: fritzloxen (member of thebasement.com.au, the best radio/tvstation on the web)

Ingredients:

• 1 pound skinned alien cut into 3in strips (any alien type will do
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup sliced onions
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 teaspoons red aji paste
• 2 Poblano chillies, stemmed, seeded and cut into strips
• 1 1/2 cups chopped canned tomato, seeds and juice removed
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Juice of 1 lime

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over moderate heat.
• Saute the alien with salt and pepper until just cooked, 3-4 minutes.
• Add the onion and cook 5-7 minutes until golden. Add the garlic, aji and poblano and cook until tender, stirring occasionally, 5-7 minutes. Add tomatoes and sugar and continue cooking for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the lime juice. Serve garnished with Garlic Chips on top of Arroz Graneado. DO NOT OVER COOK The alien gets tough

• Serve garnished with a salad. Especially good with addition of button mushrooms and cheese cubes.