- 8-10 Scotch Bonnets or Habaneros, stemmed and seeded
- 1 regular sized can tomato puree
- 1/2 medium sized onion, chopped
- 1 cup vinegar (White distilled )
- 2 tsp. pure ground NM chile or ancho, mulatto, pasilla
- (may be omitted if you don't have it)
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- dash each of ginger, thyme, allspice, cumin
- 1/2 tsp, salt
- 2 tsp. ground mustard
- Approximately 2/3 cup tequila
- 1/2 - 2/3 cup honey
Place first 3 ingredients in sauce pan and add
vinegar. Bring to a low boil and cover. Add spice
mixture and mustard seed. Keep covered and simmer
until peppers get soft. Uncover and reduce stock
slightly, then add tequila to bring back to original
volume. Simmer another 3-5 minutes or so to cook off
alcohol. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Add
to blender and puree until all one consistency. Place
back in sauce pan and bring back up to simmer and add
honey and stir well. Simmer another 5-8 minutes. Then
remove from heat and place in bottles.