Sablebench Jamaican Green

Name: Sablebench Jamaican Green
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1½ cups (360 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 3/4 cup packed culantro (or cilantro) (30 g) Cilantro; 1/2 cup (120 ml) Canola Oil; 1 medium stalk (~1/3 cup) (70 g) Celery; 1/3 cup roughly chopped yellow (50 g) Onion; 2 medium (~1/3 cup) (30 g) Scallion; 2 1/2 Tbsp Ginger-Garlic Puree (37.5 ml) Ginger; 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp Peppa Sauce (35 ml) Hot Sauce; 2 Tbsp roughly chopped (4 g) Thyme

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

Kwame Onwuachi's Sablebench Jamaican Green, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Canola Oil 120 mlGinger 38 mlHot Sauce 35 ml

Ingredients

Cilantro — 3/4 cup packed culantro (or cilantro) (30 g)
Canola Oil — 1/2 cup (120 ml)
Celery — 1 medium stalk (~1/3 cup) (70 g)
Onion — 1/3 cup roughly chopped yellow (50 g)
Scallion — 2 medium (~1/3 cup) (30 g)
Ginger — 2 1/2 Tbsp Ginger-Garlic Puree (37.5 ml)
Hot Sauce — 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp Peppa Sauce (35 ml)
Thyme — 2 Tbsp roughly chopped (4 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.

Companion jar

Sablebench Jamaican Green wants a blender — make it from this page.

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

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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 Jamaican Green Seasoning.

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 “Jamaican Green Seasoning”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar