Passion Fruit Hot Sauce (Ají de Maracuya)
2015-10-27 01:39:02
Yields 2
Recipe for passion fruit hot sauce, or ají de maracuya, is a mildly spicy creamy salsa made with passion fruit juice, ajies or hot chile peppers, lime juice, olive or avocado oil, and cilantro.
Total Time
40 min
Ingredients
- 4-5 ajies or hot peppers, use Ecuadorian red aji peppers or Peruvian aji Amarillo, can also use red fresno chiles or habaneros as a backup
- 1 ½ cup pure passion fruit juice or concentrate
- 1/3 cup light olive oil or avocado oil
- Juice of 1 lime
- Salt to taste
- Optional – finely chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Boil the ajíes or hot peppers for about 10-15 minutes. Place the hot peppers in cold water to cool down. Remove the skins, seeds, and veins. Blend the peeled ajies with the passion fruit juice, light olive or avocado oil, and lime juice until you have a smooth sauce.
Notes
- Mix in finely chopped cilantro. Add salt to taste.
Adapted from Laylita.com
Adapted from Laylita.com
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