Orange Habanero Sauce
by Jeffery Clark on Mar.09, 2008, under Sauce
This is such a wonderful and simple sauce from Bobby Flay. It is simple and keeps fairly well. Use this sauce with almost any fish or chicken. I know the habanero is a very hot pepper, but it also has a very floral character to it. It adds so much to the sauce. Substituting another pepper just wont do. The only substitution I would use is some chipotle puree. The heat and smokiness would compliment the sweetness, but you will have a different sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Orange Juice
- 1 Tbl Honey
- 1 Habanero, or a tsp of Chipotle puree
- 1/4 tsp Salt
Procedure
Put the orange juice and honey in a small sauce pan and place over medium high heat. If you want a hotter sauce, cut a slit into the habanero and place the pepper in the orange juice. Boil the OJ, honey and habanero until its reduced to about 1/2 cup. If the habanero is starting to hit the bottom of the pan, go ahead and remove it, as its done its job. Once reduced to your desired consistency, add the salt and enjoy.
Uses
This sauce has the classic Bobby Flay combination of fruit and hot chile. Spoon a small amount on a plate and place a piece of fish such as a sauteed tilapia, baked halibut, or broiled salmon. Serve with a vegetable side such as sauteed spinich or broccoli and enjoy.
March 9th, 2008 on 9:19 pm
[...] included two recent sauces on my recipe page. The first sauce I tried was the Bobby Flay inspired Orange Habanero Sauce. This sauce was so good . A nice balance of heat and sweetness that complimented the sauteed [...]
July 27th, 2009 on 7:00 am
His original recipe called for 6 cups of orange juice – not 2.
This is probably a good recipe too – but I imagine it is Much spicier given the proportions.
Thanks.
October 1st, 2009 on 11:39 am
I tried this recipe a few days ago and the result was absoluely fantastic.The orange hab with the orange juice and honey went down with all my friends unfortunately now everybody wants a jar
Thanks for a great recipe
Kevin dunn (England)
January 7th, 2010 on 7:55 am
I going to try this today, I frequent a local burrito place here and they smoke their meats, instead of lettuce they have a slawsa. It is unique and very good, I always get the pork with habanero orange sauce and it is wonderful. Hoping this replicates their sauce, then I can make them at home. Thanks for sharing!