Simmering and Stewing • chile pepper • garlic • onion • salt • sugar • sweet green pepper (bell pepper) • tomato paste • vinegar • Sub-Saharan Africa
African Hot Sauce
An all-purpose hot sauce.
African Hot Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
12 chile peppers (i.e., hot! red peppers), cleaned, seeds removed
1 small sweet green pepper (or bell pepper), cleaned, seeds removed
1 garlic clove
1 medium onion
1 ½ cups tomato paste
4 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
Instructions
1
Remove stems and seeds from peppers. -- Careful! Wear kitchen gloves! Do NOT touch your eyes or face while handling hot peppers! Wash your hands with soap and water after you have handled hot peppers -- Grind hot peppers, green pepper, garlic, and onion (or use food processor).
2
Combine all ingredients in sauce pan. Simmer for an hour or two. Add cayenne pepper if desired. Put in jars and refrigerate.
Serve with everything.
Ingredients
12 chile peppers (i.e., hot! red peppers), cleaned, seeds removed
1 small sweet green pepper (or bell pepper), cleaned, seeds removed
1 garlic clove
1 medium onion
1 ½ cups tomato paste
4 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
Directions
1
Remove stems and seeds from peppers. -- Careful! Wear kitchen gloves! Do NOT touch your eyes or face while handling hot peppers! Wash your hands with soap and water after you have handled hot peppers -- Grind hot peppers, green pepper, garlic, and onion (or use food processor).
2
Combine all ingredients in sauce pan. Simmer for an hour or two. Add cayenne pepper if desired. Put in jars and refrigerate.
Serve with everything.
Serve with everything.