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Hot sauce
By S Bansal
Hot sauce

There are probably as many recipes for this as there are for garam masala or the perfect martini, however, here's my take. You will need

* 5 to 10 Scotch bonnet chillis
* 1 to 2 large red peppers (substitute 1 pepper for 5 chillis, if you want a less pungent sauce)
* 1 tbsp vegetable oil
* 1 large onion, roughly chopped
* 2 large carrots, diced (or equivalent in squashes)
* 2 tomatoes, chopped (or tinned equivalent)
* 1 large papaya, skinned, seeded, and roughly diced
* Knob of ginger rhizome, shredded
* 10 allspice berries
* 10 black peppercorns
* Couple of sprigs of thyme
* 4 tbsp sugar
* 50 mL cider vinegar
* Juice of 2 limes


Plus an untaintable (or expendable) chopping board, pan and large spoon, and a pair of rubber gloves. Put the red pepper(s) into a preheated oven at 200°C for 15 minutes, until their skin has blistered and/or falls off readily. Cool, skin, and roughly shred. Fry the onions until they are translucent, but not browned. Add the carrots and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, papaya, ginger, roasted red peppers, allspice, peppercorns and thyme, and fry until the papaya squelches into a mush. Depending on your taste and tolerance, don the gloves, and roughly shred 5 or more chillis (seeds and everything) into the pan. Cook gently for 5 minutes, then add then sugar, vinegar and lime juice. Cover and cook until the carrots have softened completely (you may need to add a little water as this happens). Pureé the mixture (those whirring-blades-on-a-stick things for making soup work excellently), and pass through a sieve. Add any extra sugar, lime (or salt) to taste, and place into a sterilised glass jar. Make really sure you have washed your hands before you touch any sensitive parts of yourself.

6/8/2006 4:26:33 PM
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