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Lemon drop pepper sauce

Just made my first batch of sauce with my first picking of lemon drop peppers. I am no chili head. This stuff has a kick.

3/4 pint of de-stemmed peppers. Seeds left in. Slit open
3 cloves of garlic
Brine solution 3 tablespoons pink Himalayan salt per quart of distilled water

Enough brine to cover peppers and garlic. Weight placed on top. Fermentation lid placed on and left alone for seven days. It is 78 degrees with air conditioning on.

Blended, strained and blended again with 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum to thicken slightly.
Nice sharp heat with good flavor. I am sure it will taste better after being in fridge for a couple of weeks¿¿
 
If it was never heated it will continue to ferment in the fridge but VERY slowly. 7 days is nothing for a hot sauce ferment. Lemon Drops have a fairly good amount of sugar in them. Not as high as some but mine have all been noticeably sweet.
 
No never heated. I know a week isnt long and some are fermented for years. I never tasted the lemon drop sauce and was in a hurry to try that first small harvest.

I bet these would be good in a sauce with tomatoes?
 
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