We are growing several varieties of hot peppers in our garden and they have just started to ripen this past week. John decided we should try to make hot sauce and he did a bit of research on the subject. The method is basically to steep the peppers and a few other ingredients in a liquid for a few days, then to boil the mixture, blend the mixture, and boil again to reduce a bit.
John diced and combined about seven hot peppers, two sweet peppers, one large chive, two small tomatoes, one large clove of garlic, a handful of mint, some salt, 4 oz. of malt vinegar, 4 oz. of tequila, 4 oz. of white vinegar, the juice of one lime, and a tablespoon of honey. He let this steep for 2 days in the refridgerator.
We then gently boiled all of this for about 15 minutes and proceeded to liquify the mixture in a blender.
We transferred these contents back to the pot and reduced the liquid for another 15 minutes. We bottled our hot sauce in order to allow it to age, though it was delicious right from the stove and could be used immediately if desired.
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J - wow, your very own hot sauce from your very own peppers…wonderful post, as always…
Melissa - well done! There is nothing better than homemade hot sauce, even better with your own peppers! During my last trip I had a drink made with beer, homemade hot sauce, lime juice and lots of black pepper. Holy smokes! That is exactly what came out of my ears :) I asked the bartender for the recipe and she said they do not measure anything, it is up to them!
michele - Hi Gemma, how satisfying to make hot sauce from your own home grown peppers. I like the recipe, it seems fairly straightforward, I might actually have to give it a try! With store-bought peppers of course. The finished product looks great!
Joe @ Culinary in the Desert - I would of never thought to make our own hot sauce when we grew peppers! Great idea!
kris - Caribbean Hot Sauce
Hot peppers
Garlic cloves
Culantro (sometimes called Recao you can skip this but i love it)
Blend it all with a tiny bit of water and lemon juice.
Bottle.
I keep mind in the refrigerator but most dont.
kris - mine*
gemma - Thanks J!
Melissa, oh my! I read your description of this drink to John and it we decided we will have to try to concoct our own one day, it sounds like a pretty serious beverage!
Thanks Michele. This was my first introduction to making hot sauce and I too was surprised how straight-forward it was. There is so much room for substitutions and additions as well. Good luck and let me know how it works if you try it!
Thanks Joe, maybe you can toss a few seeds in the ground next year if you still have the space, they look so pretty and bright as they ripen. They were a real pleasure to have this year.
Thanks for the recipe kris, I will keep that in mind next time we have a go at it.