Extra-hot Bajan chilli sauce

Extra-hot Bajan chilli sauce

Grown some scotch bonnets? Then if you’re a lover of spice you’ll adore this extra hot chilli sauce. Use it (sparingly) to heat up your cooking. And keep those rubber gloves on.

Extra-hot Bajan chilli sauce

  • Serves icon Makes about 500ml
  • Time icon Hands-on time 10 min

Grown some scotch bonnets? Then if you’re a lover of spice you’ll adore this extra hot chilli sauce. Use it (sparingly) to heat up your cooking. And keep those rubber gloves on.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
4kcals
Fat
N/A
Protein
0.1g
Carbohydrates
0.7g (0.6g sugars)
Fibre
0.1g
Salt
trace salt

Per tsp

Ingredients

  • 100g fresh turmeric root, peeled (wear rubber gloves – it stains!) and roughly chopped (from Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and realfoods.co.uk or your local greengrocer)
  • 200ml white wine vinegar
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped
  • 4 scotch bonnet chillies, stems removed (wear gloves when handling)
  • 3 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
Sticky screen? No thanks! Tap to prevent your screen from going off while cooking.

Method

  1. Whizz the turmeric in a food processor with 1-2 tbsp of the vinegar to a rough paste.
  2. Add the onion and chillies and blend until smooth, then add the remaining vinegar, the mustard and sugar and whizz until smooth.

Nutrition

Per tsp

Calories
4kcals
Fat
N/A
Protein
0.1g
Carbohydrates
0.7g (0.6g sugars)
Fibre
0.1g
Salt
trace salt

delicious. tips

  1. Keeps for up to 3 months in sterilised jars. Chill after opening. Use one 500ml Kilner jar or divide among 5 x 100ml glass jars.

Buy ingredients online

Subscribe

Fancy getting a copy in print?

Subscribe to our magazine

Rate & review

Rate

Reviews

Share a tip

Or, how about...?

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Homemade dressings and sauces

Chilli oil

Chilli lovers rejoice! Our chilli oil recipe is quick and...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Tomato and chilli pesto

This spicy tomato pesto recipe, alongside our Roast tomato and...

Subscribe to our magazine

Food stories, skills and tested recipes, straight to your door... Enjoy 5 issues for just £5 with our special introductory offer.

Subscribe

Unleash your inner chef

Looking for inspiration? Receive the latest recipes with our newsletter

We treat your data with care. See our privacy policy. By signing up, you are agreeing to delicious.’ terms and conditions. Unsubscribe at any time.