Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce) recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, roughly chopped, divided 20 habanero peppers, halved 5 aji dulce peppers, halved 8 cloves garlic, chopped 1 cup pineapple juice 6 tablespoons lime juice ¼ cup tequila ¼ cup white vinegar 8 sprigs cilantro, chopped 2 sprigs culantro 1 teaspoon white sugar 1 teaspoon dried oregano ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper ½ teaspoon cacao powder ½ teaspoon ground cumin
Nutrition Info
- 52.4 caloriescarbohydrate: 6.8 gcholesterol: : -fat: 1.9 gfiber: 1 gprotein: 0.9 gsaturatedFat: 0.3 gservingSize: -sodium: 77.2 mgsugar: 3.7 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)
Directions
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Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add 1/4 of the onion, habanero peppers, aji dulce, and garlic. Cook and stir until tender, about 3 minutes. Let cool at least 5 minutes.
Transfer pepper mixture to a blender. Add pineapple juice, lime juice, tequila, vinegar, cilantro, culantro, sugar, oregano, salt, black pepper, cacao powder, and cumin. Blend until smooth. Pour sauce into a glass bottle with a lid, let stand for a least 1 week for flavors to blend.