Hot sauce has been a cherished dinner table staple for hundreds of years. The condiment can be made from nearly any pepper on the planet and therefore there are sauces available for just about anyone's palette. No two sauces made from different hot peppers will taste the same so discovering your favorite can be a tasty journey. Once you do find your favorite, you can keep your addiction cheap by making the sauce yourself.
Peppers are the most important part of the sauce making. Different results are yielded from using different types of peppers. Poblanos and Jalapenos should be used for people who like milder sauces. Serrano and Habanero peppers will be more appreciated by those with more adventurous taste buds.
After you have chosen the types of peppers you will be cooking with, gather the rest of your ingredients. Depending on how hot or mild you wish the sauce to be, you'll need anywhere from one to two pounds of the peppers. You'll also need red peppers, an onion, and tomato paste. Vinegar and garlic will also be needed, for taste.
Dice the onion into pieces the size of dimes to begin. They don't have to be completely minuscule as you'll be blending them together in just a bit. Set the diced onions aside and mince a clove of fresh garlic.
It's now time to blend the onions and fresh garlic into the canned tomato sauce. Slice the hot peppers into smaller chunks and add them to this mixture too. Remember that the number of hot peppers used is directly related to the sauce's heat and intensity. It is also a great idea to use rubber gloves while touching them to keep from getting any on skin or in your eyes. Add the sliced peppers to the tomato sauce mixture.
In a blender, mix the ingredients until there are no large lumps. Pour the contents into a cooking pot and heat over the stove until the mixture begins to boil. After adding vinegar, remove the pot from heat and stir thoroughly.
The sauce will need to be stored in an airtight bottle or jar. You can purchase new jars from a department store or use rinsed out condiment bottles. You can enjoy and easily store your hot sauce after it has been bottled. Anything goes great with hot sauce. Everything from mashed potatoes to scrambled eggs can benefit from the right sauce.
Remember to keep your personal tolerance to heat in mind when choosing peppers to use for the sauce. You can find out which peppers are right for you and which are just too hot by doing your homework ahead of time. Before cooking, sample various kinds of peppers so you'll know how much heat you can stand. Don't go overboard with the Habanero's even if you enjoy their spicy taste. And lastly, to keep it from accidentally leaking out or getting dried out, keep your newly made sauce properly stored.
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