Sablehouse Peppa

Name: Sablehouse Peppa
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2½ cups (600 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups pickling vinegar (420 ml) White Wine Vinegar; 1 1/4 cups pickling water (300 ml) Water; 1/4 cup (50 g) Sugar; 3 Tbsp + 1 tsp kosher (55 g) Salt; 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp seeds (10 g) Coriander; 2 tsp chopped (in pickling) (6 g) Habanero; 12 (4-inch) sprigs (8 g) Thyme; 2 (2–3-inch) unpeeled slices (40 g) Ginger; 25 red (~12 oz / 1 1/2 cups chopped) (340 g) Scotch Bonnet; 1/3 cup + 2 Tbsp peeled (70 g) Garlic

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Kwame Onwuachi recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Kwame Onwuachi.

Kwame Onwuachi's Sablehouse Peppa, from the published recipe.

Ratio

White Wine Vinegar 420 mlWater 300 ml

Ingredients

White Wine Vinegar — 1 3/4 cups pickling vinegar (420 ml)
Water — 1 1/4 cups pickling water (300 ml)
Sugar — 1/4 cup (50 g)
Salt — 3 Tbsp + 1 tsp kosher (55 g)
Coriander — 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp seeds (10 g)
Habanero — 2 tsp chopped (in pickling) (6 g)
Thyme — 12 (4-inch) sprigs (8 g)
Ginger — 2 (2–3-inch) unpeeled slices (40 g)
Scotch Bonnet — 25 red (~12 oz / 1 1/2 cups chopped) (340 g)
Garlic — 1/3 cup + 2 Tbsp peeled (70 g)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Sablehouse Peppa wants a blender — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Afro-Caribbean chef of Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi at Lincoln Center; James Beard Rising Star and Food & Wine Best New Chef. Bronx and Nigerian family references appear across the menu.

Originally published as Peppa Sauce.

Adapted from a recipe published by Kwame Onwuachi in Kwame Onwuachi My America (Food & Wine).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Kwame Onwuachi My America (Food & Wine) (published as “Peppa Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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