Well, to answer your question, I'm never good at priportions either. I just eyeball it. Screw resipies (as good as they are), change it up as needed as you go. I would say, dry 1 pound of the Japanese....er....Jalapenos and use the rest for the sauce. Use 1/4 of a lime (that stuff can be powerful) a splash of salt near the end (when it's boiling on the stove....salt should only be use for taste and shouldn't be used when coking really, but for sauces it's right at the end for best results...use celtic salt if you can find it, pairs well for green sauces) and a decent amount of vinegar but make sure it' not liguidy. Green sauces should be chunky. Ohg ya, chunky, don't liquify the stuff in the blender either, use a lesser setting on the thing.