West Indian Pepper Sauce
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
1 cup
- Serves:
- 1
ingredients
- 1 kg fresh hot chili pepper (preferably a mix of red, green yellow, mostly yellow scotch bonnets)
- 1⁄2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons garlic, finely chopped (approximately 2-3 pegs (or more)
- 3 tablespoons fresh finely chopped pawpaw, unripe green (papaya)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄4 cup malt vinegar
directions
- Peel and finely chop all vegetables.
- Stem and seed peppers--plastic gloves should be worn as the oil from the peppers has been known to blister skin.
- Combine all ingredients in small/medium pot, stirring constantly. Bring to boil over high heat and cook briefly and briskly for 1 minute (until onion is transparent and peppers soft and limp).
- Add more vinegar if needed.
- Pour contents into blender (hand held can also be used).
- Blend at high speed until pulverised (some prefer pureed).
- Cool at room temperature.
- Pour into cleaned boiled and sterilized jar only.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
jenny butt
Australia
HiI'm Jenny B..........an adopted Aussie in '72, originally hailing from Trinidad & Tobago........I currently live in S.A....alovely spot called Hallett Cove, south of the city and heading towards some of our famous wineries.....McLarenvale.........Professionally I'm a Mental Health Nurse,working in the I.C.U of Adelaide's major psychiatric hospital........I have 3 grown daughters ,all live interstate/o'seas........I go ten pin bowling as often as possible.....very good exercise !! <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg">