Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce) Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce) Recipe). This recipe is for hot sauce! Hot but flavorful. The consistency isn't a thin liquid like Tabasco®. It's a little on the thick side so it doesn't disappear when you put it on your food. Great with everything on your plate...that is, if you love it hot and spicy! This keeps in the refrigerator for several weeks.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 3 mins

Additional: 1week

Total: 1week

Servings: 16

Yield: cups pique

Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce) Recipe

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

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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 Information

Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce) Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:16

Calories: 52.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 0.9g 2%

Carbohydrates: 6.8g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 1g 4%

Sugars: 3.7g

Fat: 1.9g 3%

Saturated Fat: 0.3g 1%

Vitamin A Iu: 352.8IU 7%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.6mg 4%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 12%

Vitamin C: 30.4mg 51%

Folate: 13.1mcg 3%

Calcium: 15.5mg 2%

Iron: 0.5mg 3%

Magnesium: 10.8mg 4%

Potassium: 144.1mg 4%

Sodium: 77.2mg 3%

Calories From Fat: 17.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.