Who knew making hot pepper sauce was so easy?

[Rejaneration]

We have a good crop of habaneros.  I made my first batch of hot pepper sauce yesterday, so easy and so good.  Who knew?

Throw in a pot:
10 habaneros, stems removed.
A poblano
2 banana peppers
8 cloves of garlic,
paprika
1/2 sweet onion
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vinegar (I used white and apple cider vinegar- basically because I did not have enough of either one)
Handful of dried pineapple

Bring to a boil, and then simmer for 35 minutes.  Cool.  Blend to a thick sauce.
Enjoy!

I think next time I might add mint. 
We have another batch about to ripen.

We are calling it JJ's Potion #9.   


ETA: Don't forget to wear gloves.

[Natasha]

Yum, that sounds good! I wouldn’t have thought of pineapple. Why dried? Is it a texture thing?

[rocketgirl]

Hmmm.  I have a shit ton of jalapenos.  By, blend, do you mean with a blender?  I don't have one of those...

[Rejaneration]

Dried because that is what I had!
Blender or a food processor would work.


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[rocketgirl]

I'm going to have to borrow a blender or food processor then.  It's not something I'd use regularly, so not sure I want to buy anything to add to the stuff in my cabinets.

[Run Amok]

This is a great buy nothing request.

Looks yummy, jan!

[caribougrrl]

the pineapple makes perfect sense with habanero, IMO


as an aside, if you've got a habanero or two to spare, lemon-habanero margaritas are really delicious

[Rejaneration]

the pineapple makes perfect sense with habanero, IMO


as an aside, if you've got a habanero or two to spare, lemon-habanero margaritas are really delicious

recipe?  I did google and find a ton of Mango Habanero Margaritas.
Thanks

[Run Amok]

Oooh. That sounds good! A local mexican place does an tequila infused with chipotles & pineapple. It's great in a margarita but also yummy with a splash of soda when I'm cutting back on the sugar.

[caribougrrl]

recipe?  I did google and find a ton of Mango Habanero Margaritas.
Thanks

start by muddling as much habanero as you want in the bottom of a shaker (if I'm making two margaritas, I would muddle half a small habanero, with some but not all of the seeds... I like to have the heat, but still be able to taste the drink)... then it's just like a classic magarita substituting lemon juice for the lime (1 part lemon juice (scant), 1 part orange liqueur, 2 parts tequila, shake with ice and strain)

I often zest lemon and/or orange rind in the salt before rimming the glasses.

[ihop]

That sounds delicious.

[Rejaneration]

Yes, it does. It is on the menu for Saturday. Thanks~

[Rejaneration]

Here is a recipe for 2020. This turned out wonderfully.

Minty Habanero Pepper Sauce
7 habaneros, stems removed.
2 jalapenos
2 banana peppers
8 cloves of garlic,
Tumeric
1 small Vidalia onion
2 TBS sugar
1/2 cup water
1 cup apple cider vinegar
A splash of balsamic (this was an accident.  I love Balsamic, but it changed the color - so make it optional)

Bring to a boil, and then simmer for 15 minutes.  Cool.  Put in a food process along with about 1/2 cup packed fresh mint leaves. Blend. If the sauce is too thick, add additional vinegar and/or water.

Enjoy!

We used a dash on top of a hummus smear on a cracker.  Tasty.

For dinner, we seared tuna, and put on a bed of arugula.  Then, a couple of stripes of Balsamic glaze.  Top with a few avocado slices, then drizzle with the minty habanero sauce.  This was fab.

[Chasing Amy]

I set some hot peppers from the garden into a salt brine and will hope for a good fermentation! If it works (and no mold), I'll blend them up with vinegar, honey, etc. and see what I come up with.

[radial]

Today's CSA share included a bag of Shishito peppers.  I thought they were supposed to be mild so I grabbed a nice red one and munched it like a snack.  Ruh roh!    Google (now) tells me that one-in-ten Shishitos are fiery.  Looks like I hit the jackpot.   

[Rejaneration]

I set some hot peppers from the garden into a salt brine and will hope for a good fermentation! If it works (and no mold), I'll blend them up with vinegar, honey, etc. and see what I come up with.

We are in full pepper sauce production mode!
This year, I have two that I am working on.  A ghost pepper, mango, habanero concoction and a cherry bourbon ghost pepper blend.

[caribougrrl]

I wish we could grow peppers here, in abundance. I have in the past nursed a plant all summer to three jalapenos. I can buy them from a local greenhouse, but they cost $0.75 per pepper. Much less expensive to purchase hot sauce than make it... and cost prohibitive to make it for the joy of it.