Orange-soy-ancho-habanero Cocktail Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup crushed pineapple
• 1/2 cup orange preserves
• 1/4 cup red onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 habanero pepper, cleaned and minced
• 1 tablespoon ancho chili pepper, cleaned and minced
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 place all ingredients except cilantro into a sauce pot. bring to a boil, and reduce heat to simmer. cook on a low simmer for about 10 minutes.
• 2 remove from heat, and sit until cool enough to puree with a blender or a hand-held blender. puree to your desired consistency.
• 3 stir in cilantro. serve cold with shrimp or any other seafood cocktail or a chicken dish.
• 4 the two different peppers give a variety of heat styles -- a little in the front and some in the back. feel free to add more or less than the recipe calls for. this one was about a 2.5 out of 5 on my heat scale.