Scotch Bonnet Hot Pepper Sauce

Scotch Bonnet Hot Pepper Sauce is a fiery Jamaican hot sauce with subtle sweet and tangy notes. With ingredients like fresh peppers, vinegar, allspice, and lime juice, this condiment is the perfect pop of heat for all your favourite dishes. Make the best hot pepper sauce in just 15 minutes and put it on everything!

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Condiments, Sauces & Marinades, Jamaican

Cuisine: Jamaican

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Servings: cups

Author: Taneisha Morris

Equipment

Large Cutting Board
Knife
Food Processor
Airtight Glass Storage Jar

Ingredients

8-10 whole Scotch Bonnet Pepper stems removed, adjust to your level of spiciness
1/2 cup Carrot peeled, and roughly chopped
1/2 White Onion roughly chopped
6 stalks Escallion chopped
10 cloves Garlic whole
1 1-inch piece Ginger whole
10 whole Allspice (Pimento) Berries
1/4 cup White Vinegar
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
2 tsp Salt or seasoning salt, adjust to taste
Juice from 1/2 Lime
1 tsp Paprika optional, for colour

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a food processor or blender. Pulse until finely chopped, pureed, or desired texture is reached.
Store in an airtight glass jar in the coldest part of your refrigerator. Alternatively, you can freeze in ice cube trays and transfer to a freezer bag once frozen.

Notes

Wear gloves when handling Scotch Bonnet peppers, as they are extremely hot and can irritate your skin and eyes.
If you prefer less spicy sauce, remove the seeds.