Diablo Sauce
 
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Serves: 1 pint
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 4 large cloves of garlic, roughly minced
  • ½ serrano chile, stemmed and roughly diced
  • ½ small yellow onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 14.5-ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes, drained
  • juice of half a lemon
Instructions
  1. Melt butter with the oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat
  2. Once melted, add garlic, serrano chile, and onions
  3. Cook until onions have turned golden in color
  4. Stir in chili powder, brown sugar, paprika, tomatoes and salt to taste
  5. Bring everything to a boil then reduce to simmer, stirring occasionally for 5-6 minutes
  6. Transfer to a food processor and add lemon juice
  7. Process until pureé is smooth
  8. Store in a tightly sealed jar in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks
Recipe by Her Modern Kitchen at https://www.hermodernkitchen.com/diablo-shrimp-tacos/