Chilli & heat · Fresh
Scotch bonnet chillies
Also called scotch bonnets, scotch bonnet peppers, Madame Jeanette peppers
Squat, lantern-shaped Caribbean chilli, extremely hot with a fruity, floral aroma. Essential to jerk seasoning, pepper sauce and Surinamese and West African stews.
- A kind of Habaneros
What can replace it
- T2 · GoodBird's eye chillies
Similar heat without the fruity aroma.
- T2 · GoodHabanero hot sauce
Vinegary and thin; fine in marinades, not salsas.
- T2 · GoodManzano chillies
Similar heat but crisper and less fruity.
- T3 · In a pinchCayenne pepper
Only heat, no fruity aroma. (use 0.25× the amount)
- T3 · In a pinchSerrano chillies
Much milder and grassy. (use 2× the amount)
Cook with Scotch bonnet chillies
