Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)

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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.

Submitted by Ds R
Published on June 18, 2020
Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
3 mins
Additional Time:
7 days 5 mins
Total Time:
7 days 23 mins
Servings:
16
Yield:
1 cups pique
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 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

Directions

  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.

  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.

Cook's Notes:

Aji dulce, also known as 'ajicito' are small, colorful, cap-shaped sweet peppers. For those who are going to the market and not too sure on what to ask for-- aji is pronounced ah-hee.

You can find habanero peppers under the name 'aji caballeros.' Suitable replacements are Scotch bonnets and Jamaican hot peppers.

Reserve pepper seeds for a hotter sauce.

Use any vinegar that you prefer.

In place of tequila, you can substitute any alcohol you prefer, like white wine or Champagne.

Blend in more lime juice or pineapple juice if a thinner consistency is desired.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

52 Calories
2g Fat
7g Carbs
1g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 16
Calories 52
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 2g 2%
Saturated Fat 0g 2%
Sodium 77mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 7g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 1g 2%
Vitamin C 30mg 34%
Calcium 16mg 1%
Iron 1mg 3%
Potassium 144mg 3%

* 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.