Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)

Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)

Recipe by Ds R from allrecipes.com

168 Hr. 23 Mins.

Ingredients

16

16 servings

  • 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

Instructions

  • 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.

Nutritional Facts

Per 16 servings

  • Calories: 52
  • Carbohydrate: 7g
  • Fat: 2g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 1g
  • Sugar: 4g

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