Habanero Sauce question.

[TimesNewRoman]

This is my first post on this forum.

I just got into growing peppers last year as a hobby, I decided to make a pepper sauce for the first time. The recipe i used:


1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, minced
5 habanero peppers
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup white vinegar (i used rice vinegar because thats all i had)
1 tomato

after making it and blending it up, i noticed i completely forgot the carrots. and it tasted and smelt too much of vinegar. is it because i used rice vinegar or because i forgot the carrots? if thats the case can i saute a cup of carrots and blend them in with the sauce to even it out? or it is what it is? im really new to making sauce. its actually the first sauce ive ever made ha. Thanks for any help.

 

[Justaguy]

Missing carrots IMO

 

[TimesNewRoman]

Missing carrots IMO

Can i saute a cup of carrots and blend it in to fix it? or is the damage done?

 

[Phildeez]

You could add carrots, although I would just blanch/boil them instead of saute. But before you add carrots, try adding a bit of salt and see how you like it. To try it before you salt the whole back simply take a spoonful and sprinkle salt over the top, it will taste too salty but it will tell you a lot about how it will be with added salt. Black pepper can also help finish a hot sauce.

 

[Justaguy]

if you plan on using it all and keep in the fridge....while I don't suggest the saute and mix in, but I shouldn't see it being an issue unless you are trying to store it. You could add some water, the carrots and re-boil it all then bottle. If this is just a jar or 2 for you then you could saute and mix into the cold sauce at your own risk.