Hot sauce
Fatalii citrus hot sauce
Fatalii is prized for its citrusy flavour and serious heat. This sauce plays that up with lemon and a little orange, with carrot for body and colour. It's very hot, so use it a few drops at a time on fish, chicken, tacos and eggs.
Any yellow chinense chilli works here. Devil's Tongue is a good alternative. Wear gloves when handling them.
- Prep 15 min
- Cook 15 min
- Total 30 min
- Makes about 400 ml
Ingredients
- 8 to 10 Fatalii or Devil's Tongue chillies, stems removed
- 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
- ½ onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic
- 150 ml white vinegar
- 100 ml water
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- Juice of ½ orange
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
Method
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Step 1
Simmer
Put the carrot, onion, garlic, vinegar and water in a pan and simmer for 10 minutes until the carrot is soft.
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Step 2
Add chillies
Add the chillies and simmer for 3 more minutes. Keep your face away from the steam.
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Step 3
Blend
Cool slightly, then blend with the lemon zest and juice, orange juice, salt and sugar until very smooth.
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Step 4
Bottle
Pour into sterilised bottles while hot and seal. Keep in the fridge once opened and use within 3 months.
Grow your own
The chillies in this recipe are easy to grow from seed in New Zealand.
