Caribbean Lime Lemon Pepper-Sauce (hot sauce) | CaribbeanPot.com

lime juice

🥗Healthier: fresh lime zest

💰Cheaper: bottled lime juice

Fresh lime zest provides flavor without acidity.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar syrup

Agave syrup is lower in calories.

Remove stems from 3 lemons and 3 limes, cube into 1 cm pieces, and remove seeds.

Add cubed lemons and limes to a saucepan.

Pour in 2 cups of white distilled vinegar and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 20 minutes to tenderize the skin and flavor the vinegar.

Juice 8 additional lemons and set aside the fresh lemon juice.

Chop shadow benny (culantro) and garlic, and prepare hot peppers while wearing gloves.

Add all ingredients to a food processor, including the vinegar mixture.

Pulse until desired consistency is reached, adding more peppers as needed.

Store in sterilized glass containers for preservation.

Cooking Techniques

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