Hot Shito Pepper Sauce, Ghanaian Chilli Crisp, 190g

Sweet. Smoky. Spicy. Our hottest jar, and a chilli crisp in every sense that counts. Fried aromatics suspended in oil, spooned over anything that needs lifting. What sets it apart is where it comes from and how long it takes.

Shito is Ghanaian. This is the sauce our family has argued over for years, made properly, in small batches, by hand in Australia.

The slow cook

Onion and garlic go in first and cook down slowly, until the natural sugars come out and take the sharp edge off the tomato paste. That is the sweet.

Then the garlic and ginger crisp. That is the smoky, and it is where the savoury depth and the texture come from, the reason a spoonful tastes of more than chilli.

Chilli goes in last, so the heat lifts everything underneath it rather than burying it. That is the spicy.

Old school, and it takes as long as it takes. You cannot rush the sugars out of an onion, and you can taste it when someone has tried.

How to use it

Spoon it over fried eggs. Stir it through rice or noodles. Spread it on a meat pie. Serve it beside anything off the grill, or straight onto roast vegetables. A teaspoon changes a plate, so start there and work up.

Key details

• Heat, Hot, the top of our range and our best seller
• Slow cooked chilli crisp, caramelised onion, crisp garlic and ginger, chilli last
• Award winning gourmet Ghanaian Shito, handmade in small batches
• Gluten free
• Made in Australia from at least 69% Australian ingredients
• 190g jar

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Ingredients and allergens

Ingredients: Sunflower oil, tomato paste, garlic, ginger, onion, chilli flakes, gluten free tamari soy sauce, vegan Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, natural yeast, bay leaves.
Allergens: Contains soy.
Gluten free. No fish, no shrimp. Plant based.
Made in Australia from at least 69% Australian ingredients.

Nutrition information

Servings per package: 19. Serving size: 10 g.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shito a chilli crisp?

Yes. Shito is built the same way a chilli crisp is, aromatics fried in oil until crisp and then suspended in that oil, so it is spooned over food rather than poured. The difference is the origin and the flavour. Shito is Ghanaian, and Coast of Gold builds it on caramelised onion and tomato paste for a sweet, smoky, umami base that most chilli crisps do not have.

Is Hot Shito gluten free?

Yes. The soy in the recipe is tamari, brewed from soybeans without wheat, and the Worcestershire sauce is a gluten free grade. It does contain soy, so it is not suitable if you are avoiding soy.

What is Shito?

Shito is a Ghanaian pepper sauce, a dark, smoky West African condiment traditionally spooned over rice, grilled meat and eggs. Coast of Gold makes a gourmet version in Australia, sweet, smoky and spicy, from a family recipe with a modern twist. It comes in Mild, Medium and Hot.

How hot is Hot Shito?

Hot is the top of the 190g range and the best seller. It carries a proper kick, but the heat arrives last and sits on top of the sweet, smoky base rather than flattening it. If you want something hotter again, the 40g Holy Shito jar is built on scorpion chilli and rates 10 out of 10 on our scale.

What does Shito taste like?

Sweet first, from onion and garlic caramelised slowly until the sugars come out. Then smoky and deeply savoury, from garlic and ginger cooked until crisp. Then the heat. Three distinct stages in one spoonful, which is what Sweet. Smoky. Spicy. actually describes.

How do you use Shito?

Spoon it over eggs, stir it through rice or noodles, spread it on a meat pie, or serve it beside anything off the grill. A little goes a long way. Start with Mild or Medium if you are new to it, then build up to Hot.