Haitian Creole Hot Sauce - Recipe

By gbvampy1

Ingredients

• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 Scotch Bonnet peppers (or 2 habanero peppers), chopped
• 1/2 small red bell pepper or sweet pepper, chopped
• 3 garlic clove, chopped
• 2 tablespoon tomato paste
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• Juice from half a lemon
• 1 cups water (or more as desired)

Preparation

Step 1

Heat a saucepan to medium heat and add oil. Add onion and peppers and cook about 5 minutes.
Add garlic and cook another minute.
Add remaining ingredients and bring to a quick boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes.
Cool then transfer to a food processor or blender. Process until smooth.
Adjust for salt and pepper. Transfer to bottles for keeping. Enjoy!