Spicy Onion Sauce (Salsa Picante con Cebollas)
Origin: Arequipa
Source: Ester Castillo, 1890
Ingredients
- onions (whole heads), peeled
- green ají (ají, a South American chili pepper)
- salted water
- tomato
- parsley
- pepper
- oregano
- 2 large tablespoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 3 green ají
Instructions
- Boil peeled whole onions and green ají in salted water for half an hour.
- Change the water; seed and wash the ají.
- Give the ají and onion one more brief boil, then lift them from the water.
- Mash them very fine, along with tomato and parsley.
- Sprinkle with pepper and oregano; pour in two large tablespoons of vinegar and one of oil.
- Place in the sauce boat with three green ají stood upright in the center to announce the heat.