10 Delicious Hot Sauce Recipes You Need To Try Right Now
These delicious hot sauce recipes will have you never wanting to purchase hot sauce again! Everything from mild, to knock-your-socks-off hot, this hot sauce recipe compilation has a little something for everyone.
Hot Sauce
Indigenous people of the Americas have been cultivating peppers for at least 7,000 years. There’s archaeological evidence that the Aztecs may have been the first to make some form of hot sauce around 6,000 years ago.
Whether conventional hot sauce or the fermented variety, hot sauce is a rather shelf-stable condiment due to its acidic nature. Most hot sauce will keep for a few months, if not a few years with cool, clean storage conditions.
Common hot sauce-making supplies include a blender or food processor, jars, a fine mesh strainer, chili peppers, spices, vinegar, lime juice, and a sauce pan.
Chile Peppers
Some common hot peppers for hot sauce making include cayenne peppers, Fresno peppers, jalapenos, ghost peppers, red bell peppers, serrano chiles, Thai chiles, Arbol chiles, habanero peppers, scotch bonnet peppers, poblano chiles, ancho chiles, peri-peris, and Aji chiles.
Hot Sauce Cookbooks
I am the author of both Hot Sauce Cookbook for Beginners and Fermented Hot Sauce Cookbook, so I know my fair share about hot sauce! These books were labors of love and involved much trial and error in testing the recipes and tackling both classic and creative hot sauces. Whether you are new to making hot sauce or a tried and true spicy hot sauce lover, you are certain to find something to tickle your tastebuds!
10 Hot Sauce Recipes
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Ingredients
- 2 habanero peppers stems removed
- 2 jalapeño peppers stems removed and halved
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup baby carrots or regular carrots roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon sea salt or pink salt + 1/2 teaspoon for last step
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar optional
Instructions
- In a high speed blender or food processor, combine peppers, garlic, carrots and 1 tsp salt.
- Pulse until all is coarsely blended (see step-by-step photos above in post).
- Place into a jar and cover with 3/4 cup water.
- Cover with a cheesecloth or loose lid, and place at room temperature away from direct sunlight for 3 days (If using a lid, open once a day to release pressure).
- After 3 days, pour the entire contents into a food processor or blender alongside oil, vinegar, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Blend until desired texture is achieved.
- Enjoy!
Kristen, you have some great and imaginative recipes
and you communicate them well in a user-friendly format. A solid home run, so to speak.
Tom / Dallas
That means a ton! Thank you very much!