mexican recipes

Ixnipec Yucatan Habanero Sauce


habanero

1/4 cup onion; chopped
1/4 large ripe tomato; peeled, seeded, and chop
1/4 cup habanero; seeded and chopped
1/4 cup seville (bitter) orange juice *
1 salt to taste

* or substitute a mixture of 1 part orange juice to 2 parts fresh lime juice. In a bowl combine all the ingredients, seasoning with salt. Serve whenever a chilli sauce is called for. Andrews says this Ixni-Pec is pronounced schnee-pec. This dish is from Yucatan, in Mexico. From Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz, in Jean Andrew's _Red Hot Peppers_ MacMillan, 1993 ISBN 0-02-502251-2. Typos by Jeff Pruett.