Hello hot heads, I'm brand new here. I've never made home made hot sauce before, but I'm excited to get started.
I want to start with a light-tasting sweet sauce for fish, chicken & pork. I've decided to make something like a Jamaican jerk sauce. After reading several recipes I've come up with my own mix. Let me know what you think. If there is something that obviously won't work, or should obviously be there but isn't, let me know. Thx.
3 habanero (My home-grown are still light greenish-yellow on the vine. Should I get yellow or red ones from the store instead?)
3 pineapple rings (I thought about grilling them first, but I probably won't go to the trouble)
3-4 Campari tomatoes
1/2 red onion
1/2 orange bell pepper
3 tbs spicy brown mustard
3 tbs white vinegar
2 tbs brown sugar
1 tsp Jamaican allspice
.5 tsp thyme
.5 tsp ginger
.5 stick of cinnamon (added to the crockpot after mixture has been blended)
Here is my plan. Hopefully it works...
I'm going to simmer the habaneros, bell pepper & onions in a little bit of water for about 20 minutes and then add the brown sugar and caramelize it. I will then add the cooked mixture to a blender with the remaining ingredients. After blending it down to a thin sauce I will pour it into a small crockpot. I'll cook it in the crock for 4 hrs. If need be, I can run it through a blender again. Once it cools I will use a turkey baster to fill up a bottle.
Any suggestions? It's good to be here. I've already learned a lot from cruising the forums. More importantly, I'm already having fantastic pipe-dreams about making and bottling my own sauces. LOL. Thanks!!!
I want to start with a light-tasting sweet sauce for fish, chicken & pork. I've decided to make something like a Jamaican jerk sauce. After reading several recipes I've come up with my own mix. Let me know what you think. If there is something that obviously won't work, or should obviously be there but isn't, let me know. Thx.
3 habanero (My home-grown are still light greenish-yellow on the vine. Should I get yellow or red ones from the store instead?)
3 pineapple rings (I thought about grilling them first, but I probably won't go to the trouble)
3-4 Campari tomatoes
1/2 red onion
1/2 orange bell pepper
3 tbs spicy brown mustard
3 tbs white vinegar
2 tbs brown sugar
1 tsp Jamaican allspice
.5 tsp thyme
.5 tsp ginger
.5 stick of cinnamon (added to the crockpot after mixture has been blended)
Here is my plan. Hopefully it works...
I'm going to simmer the habaneros, bell pepper & onions in a little bit of water for about 20 minutes and then add the brown sugar and caramelize it. I will then add the cooked mixture to a blender with the remaining ingredients. After blending it down to a thin sauce I will pour it into a small crockpot. I'll cook it in the crock for 4 hrs. If need be, I can run it through a blender again. Once it cools I will use a turkey baster to fill up a bottle.
Any suggestions? It's good to be here. I've already learned a lot from cruising the forums. More importantly, I'm already having fantastic pipe-dreams about making and bottling my own sauces. LOL. Thanks!!!
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