Alice Hart's Papaya hot sauce

Alexina
Nov 27, 2024
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Makes about 200ml

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe papaya, peeled, halved, deseeded and roughly chopped

  • 2 red chillies, roughly chopped (deseeded, if liked)

  • 2 shallots, roughly chopped

  • 4 tbsp Chinese rice vinegar

  • 5 tbsp lime juice (about 4 limes)

  • 1 garlic clove, crushed

  • 15g fresh root ginger, finely grated

  • 1½ tbsp light muscovado (or light brown) sugar

Method

  1. Put all the ingredients in a small blender and whizz until completely smooth. Transfer to a small saucepan and put over a low-medium heat.

  2. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 12-15 minutes, stirring often, until the sauce has reduced by one third. Pass through a sieve and allow to cool then store in the fridge (I have found this lasts months in practice — and it gets better with time).