Pique sauce

Pique sauce

Pique is a Puerto Rican hot sauce you'll readily find 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.[1] One popular variant is habanero peppers with pineapple and fresh recao leaves. The longer it sits, the hotter it gets.

pique sauce fermenting
home made pique sauce

Different types of Island ajíes picantes (hot peppers) will have varying amounts of heat, the hottest of all is the ají caballero.

Pique criollo


Pique criollo, also known as Pique boricua de botella or Puerto Rican Tabasco is a hot condiment used in Puerto Rican cooking. It is made of Cubanelle peppers, caballero hot peppers and/or habanero peppers, pineapple (skin or small pieces), vinegar, oregano, peppercorns, garlic and/or onions. Some people also add pineapple juice, citrus fruit, cilantro, culantro, sugar, cumin, rum or chocolate.

References

  1. ↑ Jesse Graham (27 February 2014). Amazing Hot Sauce Recipes. Jesse Graham. pp. 156–. GGKEY:4ACPXHNPXU9.

Further reading

  • Pacheco, Por Istra (August 8, 2014). "Pique con un sabor e historia únicos". Primera Hora. Retrieved 14 November 2014. (in Spanish)
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