What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Joy of Eating: Jazzy Jerk Sauce! Get fired up as you crank up the heat with this homemade habanero pepper sauce. Choose those festive little lantern-shaped peppers from the local market or nearby health food resource, don a pair of vinyl gloves, and fill your kitchen with aromas from the Caribbean Islands. As it cooks, let your imagination run wild for the condiment that sends the temperature rising!
JAZZY JERK SAUCE
Ingredients:
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 sweet onion, diced
1 cup baby carrots, chopped
2 cups water
10-12 habanero peppers, seeded and finely chopped
3 tablespoons orange juice
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions:
In a medium sauce pan, sauté garlic in olive oil. Add onion, carrots, and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until carrots are soft. Remove from heat. Add habanero peppers, orange juice, vinegar, and sea salt. Transfer to a blender and purée until smooth. Pour into a jar and store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
*Serving suggestion: Wicked Hot Wings and Drummies!
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I once had a garden and grew a lot of different chili peppers. I had a chili pepper cookbook and there was a recipe VERY similar to this for a habanero mustard. It was basically this recipe with mustard powder added, and it was delicious! Made a great ham sandwich.
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Oooh! I hadn’t thought about mustard! 👁👁🍃
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I’ll see if I can find that book. That was over 20 years ago when I made that. And it just hit me. Papaya also went into the mustard. With that and the habenero it had the perfect sweet/spicy balance.
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I fact, this was the book I had. https://www.etsy.com/listing/612106730/the-whole-chile-pepper-book-by-dave
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Very cool. Thanks for the link! 🍃🌶
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I think this sauce Gail would be great on these mock chicken I have in the freezer – would give it a great taste. Great thing about the mock chicken I have is that it tastes like soy not chicken which for me is good. I think I would have to make this sauce a little less hot for me though. But loving the sound of it.
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I really appreciate your creativity, Sue, when it comes to tweaking recipes. Well Done. 🌟✨💫
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Thanks Gail.
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Yum!!
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I really like adding a kick of spice to certain foods. 🍃🌶
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Me too!!
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Good sauce idea, Gail!
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Thaaanks, Erika. 🙏🏻
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You are welcome, Gail 😊
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Gail – I’ve never heard of carrots in a hot sauce, this is intriguing! I love jerk sauce, but I’ve never made it. This is so tempting. Thanks for the recipe!
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It makes the sauce easier to digest, in my opinion. 😜
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