Chris Schlesinger's "Inner Beauty" hot sauce

Firlotte · Jul 14, 2013

I saw a video recently (maybe on this site?) showing Chef Chris Schlesinger making a very nice hot sauce in a shiny Breville blender. I decided to give it a go in my red Vitamix and matching Le Creuset saucier. If you buy the right toys, you're a chef, right?

I didn't deviate from his recipe, other than going heavier on the peppers than he did. Next time I'm going to incorporate onion and garlic, grill everything and call it done.

The ingredients:

The blender full of bonnets:

The sauce about to begin simmering:

And the bottled product:

I REALLY like how this sauce turned out, I avoided blending it for too long as I wanted a little substance. I can't wait to start messing with the recipe!

Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6emw16nkok

PexPeppers · Jul 14, 2013

ooooooo that looks YUM!

Pac_Heat507 · Jul 14, 2013

how long will that last in the frig? On the video Chris said 2-3 weeks but he did not cook his.

Firlotte · Jul 15, 2013

It won't last 2-3 weeks... I've gone through quite a bit of it, and all the hot sauce fans at work have pretty much spoken for the rest of the batch!

Pac_Heat507 · Jul 15, 2013

Firlotte said:
It won't last 2-3 weeks... I've gone through quite a bit of it, and all the hot sauce fans at work have pretty much spoken for the rest of the batch!

jaja! Nicely put, sir.

hoibot · Jul 16, 2013

looks tasty! thanks for sharing.

Roguejim · Jul 17, 2013

Yeah, I posted that video here a few months back. Anyway, does it have a heavy mustard flavor?

Firlotte · Jul 18, 2013

Roguejim said:
Yeah, I posted that video here a few months back. Anyway, does it have a heavy mustard flavor?

Its got more of a curry and scotch bonnet taste... you can taste the mustard, but not nearly as much as I thought when I watched the vid. Crank some out, I'm making my second batch tonight using some Chief brand curry powder from Trinidad. My manager is Guyanese and turned me on to the stuff after tasting the sauce. It must be good because he invited me to his family party this weekend... if I bring lots of sauce.

Roguejim · Jul 18, 2013

Awesome! Thanks for the write up.