Quick & Easy Panamanian Pepper Sauce

hot peppers

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: jalapeños

Bell peppers are milder and more accessible.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar offers a different flavor profile.

Add 3/4 cup vinegar and 1/2 cup water to the Vitamix blender

Quarter the small onion and add it to the blender

Add large cloves of garlic to the blender

Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of whole-grain mustard to the blender

Add 20 dried serrano peppers to the blender, seeds removed

Add 2 roasted Carmen peppers or a large red bell pepper to the blender

Add 1 medium carrot to the blender

Add 3 medjool dates, seeds removed, to the blender

Add 1 cup of cilantro, reserving half for later

Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the blender

Blend the mixture until smooth

Taste the mixture and adjust consistency with more water and vinegar if needed

Add the remaining cilantro and blend again if desired

Transfer the sauce to a storage bottle, preferably a glass Pellegrino bottle

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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