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Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 10103 minutes
Create a zesty Puerto Rican hot sauce with a blend of aji dulce, culantro, habaneros, pineapple, and tequila for a flavorful kick.
Ingredients:
1onion, roughly chopped, divided
20habanero peppers, halved
5aji dulce peppers, halved
8clovesgarlic, chopped
1cuppineapple juice
6tablespoons lime juice
0.25 cuptequila
0.25 cupwhite vinegar
8sprigscilantro, chopped
2sprigsculantro
1teaspoondried oregano
0.5 teaspoongroundblack pepper
0.5 teaspooncacao powder
0.5 teaspoonground cumin
Instructions:
In a saucepan over medium heat, warm oil and sauté 1/4 of the onion, habanero peppers, aji dulce, and garlic until tender, stirring occasionally for about 3 minutes. Allow to cool for at least 5 minutes before using.
Blend the pepper mixture, pineapple juice, lime juice, tequila, vinegar, cilantro, culantro, sugar, oregano, salt, black pepper, cacao powder, and cumin until smooth. Transfer the sauce to a glass bottle with a lid and allow it to rest for at least 1 week for the flavors to meld together.