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Hot sauce
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Makes around 900ml
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- 150g green and red chilliesstalks removed and cut in half lengthways
- 2 large brown onionspeeled and roughly chopped
- 4 garlic clovespeeled and roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp rapeseed or sunflower oil
- 100g light brown sugar
- 450g ripe tomatoesroughly chopped
- 150ml apple cider vinegar
Nutrition: Per tbsp
- kcal13
- fat0.2g
- saturates0g
- carbs3g
- sugars2g
- fibre0.3g
- protein0.2g
- salt0g
Method
step 1
Tip the prepared chillies, onions and garlic into a food processor and blend until quite smooth – the seeds will still be visible.
step 2
Put the oil in a large saucepan over a moderate heat, then add the chilli, onion and garlic paste. Fry for 8-10 mins, stirring frequently, to soften the ingredients, but take care that they don't burn.
step 3
Add the sugar, tomatoes and vinegar, and simmer for a further 15 mins until the sauce has thickened a little. Blend again, if desired, taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. If you like a very smooth texture, strain through a fine sieve. Leave to cool, then store in a sterilised jar. Will keep chilled for up to a month in an airtight jar.