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Carabao

Carabao

Hi Guys!

Is it possible that some Hot Sauces like Tabasco, Frank's Red Hot, Louisiana are made with dried peppers?

The reason why I'm asking this is that I tried a week ago with few Habs to make a sauce and it was more like a puree than a sauce! :-)

I used a food processor(blender) and even after 10 minutes, it was still a Hot puree! :-)

How they make it liquid?

Thanks in advance!

Cheers!
 
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I know that Franks Red Hot and Tobasco ferment there peppers to make the sauce with will soften them up and allow them to be blended into a consistant sauce. Not sure about the Louisiana though. Either way, cooking down all the ingredients together then blending them will get a good consistancy as well.

jacob
 
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sauces can be strained to remove the solids or the solids can be left in the sauce. All that influences the final consistency.
 
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Sent this in a PM, but figured others may find it useful also-




You can use a simple wire mesh strainer and use the back of a spoon or spatula to work the sauce and get the pulp through the screen There's the more commercial "china cap" style strainer which you use with a wooden pestle, and then there's the food mill. Any of these will work for small batches. I can't offer any suggestions for large scale processing, haven't done that yet with fresh peppers.

here's pictures just so you can see what I'm talking about. I do not specifically recommend any of these sites to purchase from, they were just easy to find what I was looking for to show you.
wire strainer-
http://www.amazon.com/Oxo-Grips-8-Inch-Double-Strainer/dp/B00004OCLX/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1285859175&sr=1-1

here's a food mill-
http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-Quart-Stainless-Steel-Multipurpose/dp/B0002IBOB4/ref=sr_1_4?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1285859103&sr=1-4

china cap-
see SS's link below-


(edit- to fix links. thanks SS)
 
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Your links aren't working SL.

This is similar to what I use to remove the hide from maters and fruits. You'll need something with a finer mesh to remove seeds.

Carabao, if you decide to strain the solids from your sauce you must first have enough liquids to strain. ;) If you have a thick puree now I'd suggest adding some form of liquid, cook it, blend it, and then strain. :)
 
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