Hot sauce
Reaper and pineapple hot sauce
Carolina Reaper is one of the hottest chillies in the world, so this sauce is for serious heat lovers only. Pineapple, lime and a little honey give it a fruity sweetness up front before the heat builds. Use it a drop at a time.
Wear gloves and eye protection when you handle Reapers, open a window, and keep children and pets well away from the kitchen while you cook. Wash everything thoroughly afterwards.
- Prep 15 min
- Cook 15 min
- Total 30 min
- Makes about 400 ml
Ingredients
- 3 to 5 ripe Carolina Reapers, stems removed
- 300 g fresh pineapple, chopped
- ½ onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 200 ml apple cider vinegar
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp salt
Method
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Step 1
Prepare
Open a window before you start. Wearing gloves, roughly chop the Reapers.
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Step 2
Simmer
Put the Reapers, pineapple, onion, garlic, vinegar, honey and salt in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 minutes, until the onion is soft.
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Step 3
Blend
Cool completely, then blend until smooth. Don't open the blender near your face.
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Step 4
Finish
Stir in the lime juice and add more salt or honey to taste. Taste from the tip of a teaspoon only.
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Step 5
Bottle
Pour into sterilised bottles, label clearly, and keep in the fridge for up to 2 months.
Grow your own
The chillies in this recipe are easy to grow from seed in New Zealand.
