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Gonna make my first sauce shortly

Well the title pretty much sums it up. I'm going to head into the kitchen in a few to make a scotch bonnet sauce(since those are the only peppers I have growing in the yard as of now, wanna send me a few seeds Philipperv?). I don't plan on it being too too hot since I want to unveil it at the cookout tomorrow and would like most people to be able to enjoy it. I'll be putting in some carrots(since I always seem to love carrot based sauces), lime and shallots with a small portion separated and mango added just to experiment. I love shallots and use them in a lot of cooking but don't seem to see them in any sauces or mentioned much here. I know I should make it earlier than less than a day before intended use but hopefully it'll come out good anyways. Wish me luck.
 
Sounds good. You may need a little salt in there with all that sweet going on (carrot, mango). Good luck.
 
I agree a some salt will do good!! Sounds like you're goin for a tropical type sauce? With the carrots, shallots, mangos, lime.....they will all compliment the fruity flavor of the Scotch Bonnet!! Good luck with it!! (I love hot sauces that use very little or no vinegar!!!)
 
It's getting even better with each day after sitting. I ended up adding a little more salt and lime too, better to undersalt though, I can always add more. One person that can handle heat tried it this afternoon and loved it.
 
sounds good! Nice add with the shallot and mango, I'm going to try that next time too. I went through a whole mango crop this year and never thought to put one in some sauce! Oh well.
 
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