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Sòs ti malis
Sòs ti malis: Haitian onion, lime and hot pepper sauce
Sòs ti malis, "Ti Malice sauce", takes its name from a trickster of Haitian folk tales who made it fiery to keep a greedy neighbour away from his meat. In Haitian kitchens it is spooned over griot, tasso and fried plantain, a hot, tangy tangle of soft onions, sweet pepper and scotch bonnet sharpened with sour orange or lime. The mistake to avoid is frying the onions brown; they should stay pale and just yielding so the sauce tastes bright rather than sweet. It keeps well, so make it ahead of a fried feast. Chef's tip: add a little of the vinegar from a jar of pikliz for an extra layer of heat.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 onionsthinly sliced
- 1 green pepperthinly sliced
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- 1 scotch bonnet pepperdeseeded and finely chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 4 tbsp lime juiceor sour orange juice
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- ¼ cup water
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Warm 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a small pan over a medium-low heat. Add 2 onions and 1 green pepper and cook gently for 5 minutes, stirring, until they soften but take no colour.
5 minStep 2: Stir in 2 cloves garlic, 1 scotch bonnet pepper and 1 tbsp tomato purée and cook for 1 minute.
1 minStep 3: Add 4 tbsp lime juice, 1 tbsp white vinegar and ¼ cup water and simmer for 3 minutes, until the sauce is glossy and slightly thickened and the onions are tender but still have a little bite.
3 minStep 4: Season with ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper and spoon over hot fried meat or plantain. It keeps in a clean jar in the fridge for a week.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 60 kcal
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 6 g
- Fat
- 4 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does sòs ti malis take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of onions?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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