Scotch Bonnet Hot Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
18 fresh Scotch Bonnet peppers, sliced and seeded
6 fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced
6 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup minced onion
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups water
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
2 tablespoons white sugar

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Directions

In a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, combine oil, peppers, garlic, onion, and salt; cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Pour in water, and cook for 20 minutes, or until the ingredients are soft. Stir frequently. Remove from heat, and allow mixture to cool to room temperature.
Transfer the mixture to a blender, and puree until smooth. Pour in vinegar and sugar; blend until mixed. Keep refrigerated .

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (32 total)

Calories
8 cal
< 1%

Fat
0.2 g
< 1%

Carbs
1.6 g
< 1%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (15)

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NutritionBites

Aug. 24, 2009

"Awesome! My husband loves hot sauces... and did you know they are healthy for you! The hotter the better they are. I kept the seeds in and got maybe about 2 cups of hot sauce. Definitely the best ..." See morehot sauce out there."

R8

Oct. 13, 2010

"I have been looking for a basic Scotch Bonnet / Habanero sauce for a long time and this is the best one I have found. I pretty much copied the recipe but omitted the Jalapeños and replaced them with ..." See moremore scotch bonnets. I also used jam sugar (that's what we call it in the UK anyway) which has added pectin in it and made the sauce a little thicker. Any ideas what the shelf life is in the refrigerator with this amount of vinegar? Thanks for posting it."

DCOOK926

Sep. 26, 2008

"This was a very tasty and very hot hotsauce! I didnt have any scotch bonnets so i used red habanero,jalepenos,and thai peppers.I didnt have any fresh garlic so i used garlic salt and omitted the salt ..." See moreI added about a half teaspoonlemon juice. ended up tasting really good.You will need to open some windows or wear an oxygen mask because it is really hard to breath while cooking it."

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