Cherokee is a traditional British recipe, based on Mrs Beeton's recipe of 1861, for a classic store sauce of cayenne pepper, garlic, soy sauce, walnut ketchup and vinegar that's boiled and bottled before using as a flavouring ingredient. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Cherokee.
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This is a traditional British recipe redacted from the redoubtable Mrs Beeton's 1861 volume Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, the classic Victorian cookbook.
Original Recipe
STORE SAUCE, or CHEROKEE.
528. INGREDIENTS.—1/2 oz. of cayenne pepper, 5 cloves of garlic, 2 tablespoonfuls of soy, 1 tablespoonful of walnut ketchup, 1 pint of vinegar.
Mode.—Boil all the ingredients gently for about 1/2 hour; strain the liquor, and bottle off for use.
Combine all the ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil. Continue boiling gently for 30 minutes then strain the liquid through a fine-meshed sieve. Pour into bottles, stopper securely and store for later use as a flavouring ingredient.
