Peppers for sauce

[ridavid]

I want to try to make some sauce and the only peppers I can find around here are Scotch Bonnets. They are red,orange,and green. Should I only get the red and orange?

 

[patrick]

If by green you mean unripe that would depend if you like their flavor. Some folks like the flavor of green/unripe peppers. Look at jalapeno's, most of those are eaten unripe.

 

[ridavid]

Thanks,I haven't tried to eat any yet. Just looking to make a really hot sauce. I usualy eat Hab sauce so I was wondering if the heat differs in the colors. I guess I will buy some of each and try them.

 

[PIC 1]

The green Bonnets are still pretty hot. I make a chutney with the green and whatever color is in hand. It's a summer time favorite. You can use all the colors when making the sauce, the more you blend the more "muted" the final color will be. Flavor will stay the same. Add other ingredients for a twist in flavor. I've taken just straight Bonnets, and salt, vinegar....age for a month, whirl it in the mix and strain. It's a good condiment. I wouldn't call it a sauce. Hence, it wasn't cooked.......so called "fire water" around here.
Possibilities are endless...

Greg

 

[RocketMan]

The green Bonnets are still pretty hot. I make a chutney with the green and whatever color is in hand. It's a summer time favorite. You can use all the colors when making the sauce, the more you blend the more "muted" the final color will be. Flavor will stay the same. Add other ingredients for a twist in flavor. I've taken just straight Bonnets, and salt, vinegar....age for a month, whirl it in the mix and strain. It's a good condiment. I wouldn't call it a sauce. Hence, it wasn't cooked.......so called "fire water" around here.
Possibilities are endless...

Greg

+1 Greg Possibilities are endless!

Welcome to the Forums ridavid!

The Scotch Bonnets are a good pepper especially if it's your first sauce and y our not really sure what kind of sauce you want to make. They'll go great in a sweet or a savory sauce. Just need to decide what kind of sauce you want and what other ingredients you want to use. Look through this forum and you'll find a ton of recipes where others have made sauce. Also you can pretty much put Scotch Bonnet in where it might say Orange or Red Habanero in a recipe. Have fun with it and post pics we love our pepper porn on here

 

[salsalady]

Here's some good reading to get you started-

 

[JayT]

Ann, you are a fountain of knowledge. Or at least a good library lady.

 

[ridavid]

I went to a few different stores today and got some orange habs,scotch bonnets,jalapeno,and serrano. Would these be good all mixed or would you leave something out?

 

[patrick]

This would be up to you. You're looking at flavor now. Mash one of each pepper and add some of two, a bit of a third and then some of the rest one at a time. Remember this is supposed to be fun. If it's stressing you out you're not doing it right. Good luck!