Vegetables

Jamaican Hot Sauce

Name: Jamaican Hot Sauce
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 12 ounces red, orange or yellow Scotch bonnet peppers; 1 bunch scallion whites, trimmed; 2 1/4 cups white distilled vinegar; 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; Kosher salt

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This is hot, hot sauce and it makes the perfect accompaniment to Jamaican patties. Slideshow: More Caribbean Recipes

By Ian Knauer

Published on January 14, 2016

Jamaican Hot Sauce — Photo: © Ian Knauer

Active Time:

30 mins

Total Time:

45 mins

Yield:

1 quart

Ingredients

12 ounces red, orange or yellow Scotch bonnet peppers
1 bunch scallion whites, trimmed
2 1/4 cups white distilled vinegar
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
Kosher salt

Directions

In a food processor, pulse the chiles and scallion whites until finely chopped.
In a medium saucepan, bring the vinegar, brown sugar, allspice and 2 tablespoons salt to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add the chile mixture to the saucepan and bring to a simmer. Simmer 1 minute then remove from the heat and let cool to warm. Hot sauce keeps in jars, chilled.