Agrio de Naranja Recipe (Spicy Bitter Orange Vinegar and Sauce)

Agrio de Naranja Recipe (Bitter Orange Spicy Vinegar & Sauce): I will present you here with two versions: the traditional one, and one of my own. In either case the ingredients are the same. Both are equally good and easy to make.

Course Seasoning

Cuisine Caribbean, Dominican

Keyword condiment, sazon, seasonings

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 1 small bottle

Calories 30kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

A large , clean glass bottle or jar
5 bitter oranges
10 Scotch bonnet peppers , halved
3 cloves of garlic , halved
3 sprigs of fresh oregano
A sprig of thyme (optional)
½ teaspoon of kosher salt (or whatever salt you have)
1 teaspoon of peppercorns (optional)

Instructions

Wash the bottle or jar with soapy hot water, rinse well and let it dry completely. Wash the sour oranges and halve. Squeeze the juice and sieve.

To make the vinegar

Fill up the bottle with the bitter orange juice and add the remaining ingredients.
Macerate for a few days in the refrigerator.

To make the sauce

Mix the bitter orange juice with the remaining ingredients (only use the leaves of the herbs), and blend until it turns into a coarse paste.
Keep refrigerated.
Use to season stews (usually it is put on the table so each person adds enough to their liking).

Notes

If you cannot find Scotch bonnet peppers use any other type of spicy pepper you find.

Unfortunately no substitution is possible in the case of the bitter oranges. You can find the juice bottled in Caribbean and some Asian stores.

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