Rustic, spicy llajua blended raw with rocoto and huacatay. It stays fluid, bright in color, and carries that fresh herbal punch that lingers in the nose. A table sauce that pours easily over food and wakes everything up.
Wash the rocoto, tomato, and huacatay. Remove the rocoto stems and cut everything into medium pieces. For a milder llajua, remove some veins and seeds; for a serious one, leave them in.
Cut the red onion into small pieces and squeeze the key lime. Keep the water ready nearby: it is only there to help the sauce move, not to make it watery.
Pulse-blend the rocoto, tomato, red onion, huacatay, key lime, salt
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Adjust the texture with the remaining water only if needed, then let it rest for 5 minutes before serving. The sauce should fall from the spoon, smell of fresh huacatay, and bring clean heat without feeling heavy.
