Scotch Bonnet Hot Sauce

Scotch Bonnet peppers have a rich history.  They can be traced back to the Amazon basin in Brazil. It is here where a subgroup of the Arawakan tribes, the Taino people, first encountered this fruity and fiery pepper.  They grow to be yellow, red, orange, and also harvested green, being a less ripe fruit. 

 Scotch Bonnet chili peppers are a staple pepper in Caribbean cuisine, specifically Jamaican, Haitian, Trinidadian, and Grenadian.   Not far a way, it is also used in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama as well.  But, West Africa, West Indian, Sri Lankan, and Maldivian cuisines also rely on Scotch Bonnet peppers.

One of the most common uses for the peppers in the Caribbean is in spicy Jamaican jerk seasoning.  Its used liberally with chicken, fish, soups and shrimp.

It is used to make the famous Caribbean or West Indian pepper sauces. And in Nigeria, it is generally used in many dishes to make the food spicy.  

With D's All Sauce Scotch Bonnet Peppers, even at a Scoville level on its heat scale of 100,000-350,000 in comparison to the well-known jalapeno pepper of 8,000, you'll register the flame, but you also get the flavor!  

Most find a Scotch Bonnet Pepper to have a fruity, sweet, mildly smoky, cherry-like, even an apple taste-its savory.  Add in the perfect blend of vinegar and lime juice to not only add acidity to help keep the sauce from oxidizing but to neutralize the heat of spicy food.  The acids in these ingredients bind to the capsaicin molecules and helps to reduce the burning sensation.  

Finally, blend in a little organic agave nectar to complement the flavors with a tangy sweetness, and you have an amazing pepper sauce that leaves a great taste that gives passion to the heat.  It all blossoms into a refreshing flavor to suit your spicy needs.

Research has found Scotch Bonnet to be a healthy addition to our diet. This is due to it being rich in vitamins A, B, C, and K.  Scotch Bonnet pepper is also a good source of minerals such as iron, copper, magnesium, and potassium. Even more, it’s high in antioxidant carotenoids.  Check out a few of the accepted uses for wellness:

• This pepper is know to be used as a substitute for treating diverse kinds of pain  because of the capsaicin content.  
•  Simply by inhibiting the aggregation of the platelets, this pepper has been capable of reducing the onset of hypertension, coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
• Capsicum found in Scotch Bonnet pepper is also capable of reducing excess body fat and increase HDL cholesterol. 

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