Name: Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Onion, roughly chopped, divided - 1; Habanero peppers, halved - 20; Aji dulce peppers, halved - 5; Garlic, chopped - 8 cloves; Pineapple juice - 1 cup; Lime juice - 6 tablespoons; Tequila - ¼ cup; White vinegar - ¼ cup; Cilantro, chopped - 8 sprigs; Culantro - 2 sprigs; White sugar - 1 teaspoon; Dried oregano - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Cacao powder - ½ teaspoon; Ground cumin - ½ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)

1. Olive oil 2 tablespoons

2. Onion, roughly chopped, divided 1

3. Habanero peppers, halved 20

4. Aji dulce peppers, halved 5

5. Garlic, chopped 8 cloves

6. Pineapple juice 1 cup

7. Lime juice 6 tablespoons

8. Tequila ¼ cup

9. White vinegar ¼ cup

10. Cilantro, chopped 8 sprigs

11. Culantro 2 sprigs

12. White sugar 1 teaspoon

13. Dried oregano 1 teaspoon

14. Salt ½ teaspoon

15. Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

16. Cacao powder ½ teaspoon

17. Ground cumin ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

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.