So I pickled a batch of fatalii's last November and decided today was the day to crack into them. They were so freaking delicious.
I set a few aside for sandwich's this week and decided to make a super simple sauce with the rest. All that was in here was apple cider vinegar and fatalii peppers.
I put the peppers and about 1/3 of the pickle juice in a pot and just brought to a simmer.
Then I blendered the snot out it, which I believe is an industry term. Correct me if I'm wrong there.
I then ran it through a strainer, because we don't want no seeds or stems in this party. At this point I took a pH reading and was sitting pretty at 3.3.
Then it went back on the stove to get thinned out with the reserved juices and simmered for about 10 minutes while I sterilized a few jars in boiling water. It was slightly more bitter than I expected when I first tried the peppers so I added a little honey to balance it out.
Jars were processed and bottles were hot filled. Gifts to light up a couple friends and the neighbor's day and the rest will end up in my belly. Best of all I got some very fine tasting pepper vinegar to add to the pantry which I think I actually like better than the sauce. I see turnip greens in my future and they're looking mighty tasty dressed with that vinegar.
I set a few aside for sandwich's this week and decided to make a super simple sauce with the rest. All that was in here was apple cider vinegar and fatalii peppers.
I put the peppers and about 1/3 of the pickle juice in a pot and just brought to a simmer.
Then I blendered the snot out it, which I believe is an industry term. Correct me if I'm wrong there.
I then ran it through a strainer, because we don't want no seeds or stems in this party. At this point I took a pH reading and was sitting pretty at 3.3.
Then it went back on the stove to get thinned out with the reserved juices and simmered for about 10 minutes while I sterilized a few jars in boiling water. It was slightly more bitter than I expected when I first tried the peppers so I added a little honey to balance it out.
Jars were processed and bottles were hot filled. Gifts to light up a couple friends and the neighbor's day and the rest will end up in my belly. Best of all I got some very fine tasting pepper vinegar to add to the pantry which I think I actually like better than the sauce. I see turnip greens in my future and they're looking mighty tasty dressed with that vinegar.
