Trinidad Mother-in-Law (Trinidad Hot Pepper Condiment) -

Trinidad Mother-in-Law (Trinidad Hot Pepper Condiment)

This authentic Trinidad Mother-in-Law is a fiery, lime-bright condiment of hot peppers, onion, carrot, caraille, garlic, bandhania, and lime juice. Crunchy, tangy, and bold, it adds fresh heat and balance to curries, stews, and prayer food alike.

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Course: Condiment, Salad, Seasoning, Side Dish

Cuisine: Caribbean, Trinidad, Trinidadian, West Indian

Keyword: caraille pickle, fiery onion pickle, mother in law, pepper condiment, Pepper sauce, trinidad pepper pickle

Prep Time: 10

Servings: servings

Calories: 9kcal

Ingredients

3 hot peppers or more, Scotch bonnet or habanero, wiri wiri, to taste
1 medium carrot finely chopped or grated
1 large onion red or yellow, finely chopped or grated
½ small caraille bitter melon, seeds removed, finely chopped
1 head garlic peeled and minced
8 leaves bandhania culantro, finely chopped
1 tsp salt or to taste
black pepper ground, to taste
Juice of 1 lime plus more to taste

Instructions

Chop: Finely chop by hand, grate or pulse each ingredient separately in a food processor for a coarse texture.
Combine: Mix peppers, onion, carrot, caraille, garlic, and bandhania in a bowl.
Season: Add salt, black pepper and lime juice; stir well.
Adjust: Taste and add more lime or salt if needed.
Rest: Refrigerate a few hours to let flavors develop.

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