Aunt May's Bajan Pepper Sauce 340 g

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While there are many variations of the sauce throughout the world, it is mainly made in the eastern part of the island of Barbados, which is called the Bajan Coast. Bajan pepper sauce is a combination of raw local peppers, vinegar, onion and other spices. It rises in popularity during the summer months when we can use it as a dip for fruits, vegetables, and even meat. It is a simple condiment to make at home and is cheap, healthy, and easy. This recipe is the perfect introduction to homemade Bajan pepper sauce. white flavourless vinegar, spirit vinegar would be ideal (again, available in Chinese shops but a flavourless white vinegar will do, just don’t use malt vinegar)

Make a salad dressing by mixing one part bajan pepper sauce with one part olive oil and one part mayo.Whilst there are many ready-done brands of pepper sauce available commercially, flavour, intensity and consistency can vary widely. Here's a suggestion! Cook up your own homemade version to find just the right balance of delish for your palate! While crops such as sugarcane, cassava, pumpkin, and melons are plentiful, plants needing a deeper more developed root system are not as common. Due to the year round temperatures of between 20 and 35C, greens such as lettuces also don't do very well and are mostly imported. Doctor Kendal A. Lee was a Trinidadian and a dentist. Sadly, Kendal Lee died only a few weeks after Errol Barrow in 1987. Taste and if too hot, reduce the heat by adding vinegar with some mustard to offset it. Bit by bit, tasting as you go. Store in sterilised jars or bottles. It will keep out the fridge as the vinegar acts as a preservative. Wear a mask if you’re working with super hots, or grab a bandana and wrap around your face, pretend you’re some warrior

My mother has been making this sauce now for a couple of years and I can honestly say it’s good with everything. Since we used white vinegar as a base this will be fine in a bottle on your counter for a couple months or in the fridge for about 4 months. Also note that I’ve found that placing hot sauces in the fridge also tapers the heat level as time goes by. Put the turmeric in a food processor or blender and process until almost smooth. Add a little vinegar to help it along if you need to. Add the onions, and process until finely chopped. Add the chillies, repeat. Pour the mixture into a large bowl and then add the vinegar, sugar and mustard. You want to keep it a little coarse. You will find the full, detailed recipe instructions in the recipe card toward the bottom of this post. But, to summarize: Thelma’s Bajan pepper sauce recipe is composed of turmeric for colour, chillies for heat, onions for consistency, vinegar thins it out and preserves it, mustard gives it an extra bass note and helps with the consistency too and a little brown sugar balances it.This sauce has several variation changing from kitchen to kitchen and home to home. However our version is simple with limited ingredients to let the peppers shine. Variations include added culantro (Shado Beni, Chandon Beni), ginger, or rum however we really prefer the “simple is best” approach in this particular sauce. Bajan chilli pepper sauce, or Bajan pepper sauce, is a spicy and tangy sauce commonly used as a dipping sauce or as a condiment. Typically, meat and seafood are dipped in it, to add some extra spice. Errol Walton Barrow was the first Prime Minister of Barbados from 1961-76 and again from 1986 until his death in 1987. In addition to a serving in the RAF in WWII as a Navigation Officer and being an accomplished barrister Errol Barrow was also an accomplished cook, who co-wrote “ Privilege: Cooking in the Caribbean” with his good friend from Trinidad Dr. Kendal Lee, a Chinese dentist. He noted: “Pepper sauce recipes can be adjusted to suit individual tastes: green papaya, green mango may also be used.”