Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 cups diced onions
  • 1 red pepper, diced
  • 6 tablespoons Jamaican or Madras curry powder
  • 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
  • 2 tablespoons chopped ginger
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cups large diced pumpkin
  • 1 (12.5-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 2 chayote, peeled, and roughly chopped
  • 2 cups large dice Yukon gold potatoes
  • 2 cups diced carrots
  • 6 sprigs thyme
  • 1 cup chopped scallions
  • Vegetable stock, to cover
  • 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
  • Cheryl's Hot Sauce, to taste, recipe follows
  • 10 whole Scotch bonnet peppers, rinsed and stems removed
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups white vinegar
  • 10 whole pimento seeds

Method

  • Heat a large braising pot over high heat.
  • Add the oil and the onions, and saute for 2 minutes.
  • Then, add the red peppers and saute 2 minutes more.
  • Then, add curry powder, and saute until fragrant.
  • Add the garlic, ginger, a little salt and pepper to the saute.
  • Add the pumpkins, chickpeas, chayote, potatoes, carrots, thyme, and scallions, and stir the saute for about 6 minutes.
  • Add enough vegetable stock to just cover the vegetables.
  • Bring to a simmer, and then add the cauliflower and cover the pot.
  • Simmer for about 35 minutes.
  • Then add Cheryl's Hot Sauce, salt, and pepper, to taste.
  • Simmer for 5 minutes more.
  • To a blender, add peppers and 1 cup of vinegar and puree.
  • Add remaining vinegar, if needed.
  • Stir in pimento seeds.
  • Store in a bottle or jar in refrigerator.
  • Yield: 2 cups