Habanero Passion Fruit Chile Sauce

This Caribbean pepper is famous for being the hottest chile pepper in the world. They come in a variety of shapes and colors (yellow, orange, green, red, chocolate). Not only are they extremely hot, but they also have a unique, distinctively fruity flavor. It is the key ingredient in the popular Jamaican Jerk sauce. The habanero is also widely used in many different types of hot sauces. The popularity of this chile pepper continues to grow and is becoming easier to find on the grocery shelf.

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8 or 9 habaneros
4 small sweet peppers, yellow or orange
1 1/2 cups passion fruit juice
juice of 2 limes
1 1/2 teaspoons chile limon powder
salt to taste
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup water

Remove stems and seeds from all the peppers. Transfer to the blender. Add the passion fruit juice, lime juice and chile limon powder. Pulse to blend until desired consistancy. Transfer to a sauce pan and heat to medium. Season with salt to taste. When it comes to a boil, reduce the heat slightly. Whisk the cornstarch and water together until smooth. Whisk into the sauce pan and cook for another 5 minutes.

From pinaenlacocina.com