Hot Caribbean Salsa

Ingredients

• 1 kg fresh hot chile peppers (preferably a mix of red, green yellow. mostly yellow scotch bonnets)
• ½ cup onions, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons garlic, finely chopped (approx 2 – 3 pegs or more to own taste)
• 3 tablespoons fresh finely chopped pawpaw, unripe (green papaya)
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• ¼ cup malt vinegar

Directions

1. Peel and finely chop all vegetables.
2. Stem and seed peppers—plastic gloves should be worn as the oil from the peppers has been known to blister skin.
3. Combine all ingredients in small/medium pot.
4. Stirring constantly, bring to boil over high heat and cook briefly and briskly for 1 minute (until onion transparent and peppers soft and limp).
5. Add more vinegar if needed.
6. Pour contents into blender-- hand held can also be used.
7. Blend at high speed until pulverised (some prefer pureed).
8. Cool at room temperature.
9. Pour into cleaned boiled and sterilized jar only.