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How can I tame the Scoville factor of Habanero in the Sauce ?

Maverick27

Maverick27

Happy New Year to Everyone !! 
 
The Habanero is a great tasting chilli with  a high Scoville factor.
 
Apart from fruits , which vegetable(s) can i use to add to fermentation to tame the WOW factor ?
 
I've seen online recipes using carrots, does it make the sauce milder ?
 
I want to make a 'mild' Habanero Chilly sauce, not sweeter, but milder.
 
 
 
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Carrots will tone down the heat, increase the sweetness a bit and, for me, they change the viscosity and texture of the sauce, too.  I love what they do for my Bonnet Sauce and my Hab sauce.  I chop and roast mine prior to putting them in the pot, boiling them down, and puréeing them with the ugly stick.
 
Maybe consider growing mild chinense varieties next year, like Aji Jobito, NuMex Suave or Trick'r'Treat, Habanada, various perfume/seasoning peppers, etc....  You can probably make your Hab sauce half as hot, without using carrots, it you replaced half the Habs with Habanadas…. and there'd be much less impact on the sauce's flavor/character.  (But still, try the carrots b/c I really do love what they do to my sauce...)
 
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Bicycle808 said:
Carrots will tone down the heat, increase the sweetness a bit and, for me, they change the viscosity and texture of the sauce, too.  I love what they do for my Bonnet Sauce and my Hab sauce.  I chop and roast mine prior to putting them in the pot, boiling them down, and puréeing them with the ugly stick.
 
Maybe consider growing mild chinense varieties next year, like Aji Jobito, NuMex Suave or Trick'r'Treat, Habanada, various perfume/seasoning peppers, etc....  You can probably make your Hab sauce half as hot, without using carrots, it you replaced half the Habs with Habanadas…. and there'd be much less impact on the sauces flavor/character.  (But still, try the carrots b/c I really do love what they do to my sauce...)
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Great info here! 
 
As you know the habanero has quite a kick Maverick27.  Toning down that heat but keeping the flavor will necessitate adding more 'bulk' to the sauce; carrots are great for that.  I'd also recommend sweet orange & yellow bell peppers to help stretch the heat of those habs out.  
 
Good luck and be sure to post back here with your results!  :)
 
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