Homemade Hot Sauce
If hot sauce is something you use a lot in your kitchen, you have to try this homemade version! Tweak it to your liking then use it to upgrade all of your favorite dishes!
Servings: 1 cup
Ingredients
- 1 ounce dried chile de arbol
- 2 cups boiling water
- ⅓ cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- ¼ cup tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ⅓ cup white wine vinegar
- 1 pinch kosher salt
Instructions
- Note: REMEMBER TO WEAR GLOVES WHILE HANDLING PEPPERS!
- Remove the stems from the dried peppers and add them to a medium bowl. Pour 2 cups of boiling water over the peppers and let them steep for a few minutes until they have been rehydrated.
- Add the peppers and water to a blender or food processor and blend until the peppers are fully pureed.
- Add the onion, garlic, tomato sauce, brown sugar, cumin, chili powder, vinegar, and salt to the blender and blend until pureed.
- Pour the mixture into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Once it is boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and strain the mixture through cheesecloth before adding it to a sterilized bottle for storing.
Nutrition
Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 425mg | Potassium: 909mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 8375IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 4mg
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