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My Best Hot Sauce to Date

Been experimenting with different techniques lately.  My Fresh Hot Sauce still needs some tweeking but for dried chilis this is the one for me
 
Ingrediants
3 C Water
2 C White Vinegar
1/2 Onion (rough chopped)
1.5 Tbls Salt
2 tsp Minced Garlic
1/8 C liquid Pectin
12 dried peppers (i used yellow bhuts I got from pepperlover)
Tumeric---1 tsp??
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I used a camp stove for making but regular skillet i'm sure will be fine
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Add water/vinegar to pan along with chilis, bring to boil then shut burner off and allow peppers to rehydrate for 20-30 minutes
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Add Onion, Salt, Garlic and bring to boil. Cover with lid and Slow boil for 45-60 min
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FirePower!!
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Once boil is done add pectin
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Put in blender for 5-7 min on high, add some tumeric for color, think i added about 1-1.5 tsp
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back to skillet to reduce
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once you can part the sauce its done
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FINISH WITH A BUMP
 
 
 
 
 
(Optional)---Add to strainer or food mill to remove seeds/skins bottle and cool
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couldnt wait to try with dinner
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time will help if it lasts. Flavor is excellent, but im not very good at explaning maybe have to send some to a member on here who can give proper review. Any takers?
 
Heat is about a 6/10 i would say....maybe a five. Perfect for me
 
Will update next weekend, will try with some red bhuts, maybe add a few carrots and/or some red bells
 
Enjoy!

Husker21 said:
Is the turmeric strictly for color?  Nice looking sauce so far.
yes..but as a bonus some say its real good for you too.
 
Halbrust said:
The pectin is basically a thickener, yes?
yes, and technically i think it gave it a kinda glossy appearance too?...probably could use dried pectin but im not sure the conversion. Liquid was just what was available to me.
 
Sounds yummy - that Christopher Ranch garlic
Is packed in olive oil I believe - so technical speaking there's one more ingredient.

If people want to replicate but crush their own garlic I guess they'd add a drop or two?

Probably not important but I get all rain man with that kind of thing. lol
 
Lucky Dog Hot Sauce said:
Sounds yummy - that Christopher Ranch garlic
Is packed in olive oil I believe - so technical speaking there's one more ingredient.

If people want to replicate but crush their own garlic I guess they'd add a drop or two?

Probably not important but I get all rain man with that kind of thing. lol
didnt even think about that but yup, you right.  Good catch!
 
Thanks for the recipe!  I had some time today and an empty sauce jar or two, so I whipped some of this up.  The only changes that I made were to use fresh yellow bhuts (I had some on the counter that I was wondering what to do with) and I didn't add the turmeric (forgot until it was bottled) and added a tablespoon or so of sugar.  I tasted it and thought that for my tastes cutting the heat just a bit with some sweet would be good.  This is some very good sauce, and I will be using it liberally over the next few weeks, I am sure!  Thanks again.
 
ivplay said:
Thanks for the recipe!  I had some time today and an empty sauce jar or two, so I whipped some of this up.  The only changes that I made were to use fresh yellow bhuts (I had some on the counter that I was wondering what to do with) and I didn't add the turmeric (forgot until it was bottled) and added a tablespoon or so of sugar.  I tasted it and thought that for my tastes cutting the heat just a bit with some sweet would be good.  This is some very good sauce, and I will be using it liberally over the next few weeks, I am sure!  Thanks again.
 
Excellent, :dance:
Glad you liked it. Good thinking on the sugar, might have to try this myself, or just add a little honey to the one already made!!
 
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