Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)
Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)

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Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce) is something which I have loved my entire life.

Pique is an interesting hot sauce. You'll find it in Puerto Rico - it's a national staple there, with a different version practically for every household. Pique hot sauce is meant to be splashed over pretty much any of the foods you are serving.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pique (puerto rican hot sauce) using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce):
  1. Prepare 12 oz White Vinegar
  2. Prepare 2 slice Pineapple Rind (or 20z of the jiuice)
  3. Make ready 4 clove Garlic, sliced in half
  4. Prepare 4 Ajices Caballero (or habanaro)
  5. Get 4 Whole cayenne peppers
  6. Take 10 Peppercorns, cut in half
  7. Prepare 4 Sprigs of Cilantro
  8. Make ready 2 Racao leaves
  9. Make ready 4 tbsp Olive Oil
  10. Make ready 1 pinch Oregano
  11. Prepare 1 pinch Salt

Pique verde is usually made with green Caballero hot peppers, green Cubanelle peppers, culantro It has always been said that real Puerto Rican pique uses the Aji­ caballero at its base. Puerto Rican Pique is the favorite condiment for most Puerto Rican dishes if you're a hot sauce lover. With its combination of sweet and spicy it showcases the best flavors of the island. Each recipe is family specific and this is my version.

Steps to make Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce):
  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!

Pique is a Puerto Rican hot sauce commonly found at restaurants and roadside stands. Homemade versions of this type of sauce are made by steeping hot peppers in vinegar, with seasonings and fresh herbs. One popular variant is habanero peppers with pineapple and fresh recao leaves. Pique Sauce, Don Ricardo Sauce Co (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce). Because Don Ricardo Pique Sauce brings out a foods flavor even more and adding a spicy kick of its own.

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