I got a cupful of purple super hot peppers recently, and decided to make my own hot sauce. Made with some honey to tame it down, the sauce turned out perfect. A good flavor, with a spice that lingers.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces hot peppers chopped
- 5 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- 3 tablespoons dark rum
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- Salt to taste
- Juice from 1 lime
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add hot peppers, garlic, basil, brown sugar, honey and rum. Mix well.
- Spread the mixture over a baking sheet, reserving any remaining liquid from the bowl.
- Roast in the oven for 12 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- Cool, then add the mixture to a food processor with the reserved liquid, apple cider vinegar and salt to taste. Process until smooth.
- With a fine mesh strainer, pour the liquid into a bowl. Get all the liquid out until you are left with a paste. Toss the paste.
- Swirl in lime juice and pour the sauce into a glass container or bottle. Cover and let it sit for at least 24 hours or longer for the flavors to blend.
Filled one tabasco bottle plus a little extra.
Heat Level: Hot.
I got the recipe idea from here, but changed it up more to my style and liking.
Let me know if you are brave enough to try it!
Cheers!
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I, growing a bunch of chilies. I definitely wan to make my own hot sauce when the are grown.
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Nice! What kind of chilies are you growing?
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Is there something i can substitute the rum with?
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Nix3nix, have you found that the sweetness of the honey overrides the spice of the sauce? Have you found the spice of the sauce overrides the sweetness of the honey?
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Hey Ragnarsbhut! This sauce in my onion was sweet right at first and then had a lingering spice. It’s not super sweet, just enough to calm down the peppers.
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I will be updating my blog as often as I can. Should you know anybody who enjoys spicy items, please tell them about my blog.
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Whoa! This blog looks just like my old one! It’s
on a entirely different subject but it has pretty much the same layout and design. Great choice
of colors!
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