Cilantro Hot Sauce

I have been slipping on my recipe posts and I bring you apologies in the form of this awesome homemade hot sauce with cilantro being the vehicle driving this flavor train!

MyTrinidadian people may be familair with this sauce being made with Shado Beni. Shado Beni is the close cousin to Cilantro. To me, Cilantro has a sharper flavor profile and combined with the lime and green onion in this recipe has a pickle feel.  I love the idea of creating this sauce and using it on Cou Cou, provisions, or a beautiful steamed Mahi Mahi (Dolphin)

On to the recipe!!!

Cilantro Hot Sauce

A bunch of cilantro
Lime juice
Hot pepper
Salt
Water
Green onion
Garlic

You can chop everything by hand or throw it into a blender. I like to chop in order to preserve the integrity of the ingredients. A blender is going to pulverized everything into a thin sauce.
If you chop, like I do. Just add the lime and water at the end to control the liquid content. Be sure to salt to taste.

Try it out and let me know what you think!

Mango BBQ Sauce 9-15-14

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It's mango season! With a huge tree in the yard, we are overrun with mango. What's a girl to do? Make "Mango BBQ sauce" of course!!

Make sure you use ripe mango for this. I used two really ripe mangoes for this bottle.

If you haven't noticed. I don't really do amounts in my recipes unless it is a cake. Cooking is about tasting as you go and finding balance in your creations. On to the recipe!

Mango BBQ sauce

vegetable oil
cumin seeds
fennel seeds
Garlic minced
ginger peeled and minced
onion, finely minced
Hot pepper, minced
mango puree
fresh lime juice
apple cider vinegar
worcestershire sauce
molasses
salt & black pepper
(Brown sugar) optional

Heat vegetable oil and add cumin seeds and fennel seeds. The seeds will pop in the oil. Please be careful. Don't burn. When it is done popping, add onion, ginger, garlic and hot pepper. Cook down to translucent. Do not brown the onions. Add mango and lime juice. Cook down. Add the rest of the ingredients. Taste it. IF needed, add a little brown sugar to balance the flavor.