Hot sauce has been a cherished dinner table staple for hundreds of years. The condiment can be made from nearly any pepper on the planet and therefore there are sauces available for just about anyone’s palette. No two sauces made from different hot peppers will taste the same so discovering your favorite can be a tasty journey. Once you do find your favorite, you can keep your addiction cheap by making the sauce yourself.
The most crucial factor of creating hot sauce is the peppers that are used. Every type of hot pepper will create a different result. For those who like more mild sauces, Jalapenos and Poblanos can be used. More risky eaters will love the heat that Habanero and Serrano’s provide.
After you have picked the kinds of hot peppers you will be using, round up the rest of the ingredients. Depending on how spicy or bland you want the mixture to be, you will require anywhere from 1 to 2 pounds of the hot peppers. You will also need chopped red peppers, a large onion, and canned or fresh tomato sauce. Vinegar and fresh garlic will also be required, for added taste.
To begin, dice the onion into dime sized pieces. You’ll be blending them in a bit, so they don’t have to be minuscule. Mince an entire clove of garlic and set the two ingredients aside for now.
Pour the tomato sauce into a bowl and slowly add the garlic and chopped onions. After chopping the hot peppers into smaller pieces, add them into the mixture as well. Remember that the sauce’s intensity is directly correlated to the quantity of hot peppers that are used. To prevent transfer of peppers to eyes and skin, wearing protective rubber gloves is a good idea also. Add the crushed red peppers to the mixture as well.
Mix all of the ingredients in a blender until no large lumps can be seen. Pour everything into a large cooking pot and heat the mixture over the stove until it begins boiling. Remove from heat after adding a fair amount of vinegar and stir the pot thoroughly.
You will have to store the sauce in a clean jar or large bottle with an airtight top. Cleaned out ketchup jars will suffice or you can also buy new bottles from a retail store. Once your hot sauce is bottled up it can be stored easily and used often. Hot sauce is delicious on just about any kind of food. Everything from sausage to vegetables can be flavored up with the perfect hot sauce.
Remember that when choosing peppers to keep your heat tolerance in mind. Do your homework and find out which peppers are too hot for you and which are just right. You can even try small samples of various peppers before you begin cooking so you’ll know ahead of time exactly what kind of heat you can stand. Even if you enjoy the taste of Habanero’s, don’t go overboard with how many you use. And lastly, make sure your newly made sauce is properly stored to prevent it from drying out or accidentally leaking onto open skin or other foods.
Winky Pepperbottom is an expert author who fanatically writes about hot sauce especially red hot sauce .
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