Pique (Puerto Rican Hot Sauce)

• 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
• 1/4 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 8 sprigs cilantro, chopped
• 2 sprigs culantro
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cacao powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

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.

olive oil, onion, peppers, peppers, garlic, pineapple juice, lime juice, tequila, white vinegar, cilantro, culantro, white sugar, oregano, salt, ground black pepper, cacao powder, ground cumin

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/130821/pique-puerto-rican-hot-sauce/ (may not work)