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Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce).

You can cook Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce) using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)

1. Prepare 12 oz of White Vinegar.
2. You need 2 slice of Pineapple Rind (or 20z of the jiuice).
3. It's 4 clove of Garlic, sliced in half.
4. Prepare 4 of Ajices Caballero (or habanaro).
5. It's 4 of Whole cayenne peppers.
6. Prepare 10 of Peppercorns, cut in half.
7. Prepare 4 of Sprigs of Cilantro.
8. Prepare 2 of Racao leaves.
9. Prepare 4 tbsp of Olive Oil.
10. Prepare 1 pinch of Oregano.
11. Prepare 1 pinch of Salt.

Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce) step by step

1. Carefully cut Ajices in half. Keep seeds if you like it hot. (Wash hands good afterwards.).
2. Cut the pineapple rind into 6 pieces 1x2 inches each. (Bout the size of postage stamp.).
3. In a small sauce pan, simmer the ajices in the olive oil about 1 min. on medium low. This brings out hotness of the pepper, without leaving it sit for months. Let cool..
4. Place rest of ingredients in jar or old whiskey bottle. If you use two bottles, divide ingredients into each one..
5. Add the ajices and olive oil to bottle(s). Shake and let sit for at least a day before using..
6. BUEN PROVECHO!.