Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)
Description
Blend the flavors of aji dulce, culantro, habaneros, pineapple, and tequila into homemade pique, a thick and tangy Puerto Rican hot sauce.
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 onion, roughly chopped, divided
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20 habanero peppers, halved
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5 aji dulce peppers, halved
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8 cloves garlic, chopped
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1 cup pineapple juice
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6 tablespoons lime juice
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1/4 cup tequila
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1/4 cup white vinegar
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8 sprigs cilantro, chopped
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2 sprigs culantro
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1 teaspoon white sugar
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1 teaspoon dried oregano
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/2 teaspoon cacao powder
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1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Directions
1
Heat olive oil in a large 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 for at least 5 minutes.
2
Transfer cooled 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 sauce is smooth.
3
Pour sauce into a glass bottle with a lid; let stand for a least 1 week to allow flavors to blend.