Homemade hot sauce recipes

[unionrdr]

When were growing a ton of cayenne peppers, I used a needle & thread to make long strings of them. then strung them around the kitchen near the sealing where the warmest, driest air is. They dried very nicely that way. Perfumes the kitchen real nice too!

 

[HoppyDaze]

If you do not have a dehydrator, what are alternative methods to dry them?

Not sure, but you risk them rotting if you don't do it right. Dehydrators are a must if you grow chilies and they're not that expensive.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

If you do not have a dehydrator, what are alternative methods to dry them?

A very low heat oven.

 

[unionrdr]

Mine never rotted the way I did it. Kitchen was too warm, since heat rises.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Not sure, but you risk them rotting if you don't do it right. Dehydrators are a must if you grow chilies and they're not that expensive.

Sun dried is free.

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

If you do not have a dehydrator, what are alternative methods to dry them?

My favorite is smoking them. Adds a nice complexity and a bit of sweetness to the finished pepper blend. Oven works well too or even just leaving them out on a window sill does the trick though it takes longer. The key is cutting the pods open. This way they'll dry out instead of rotting.

 

[user 224599]

I made this last fall and am still enjoying and sharing...

GOT Sauce:
Garlic, Onion, Tomato (in reverse order by weight) base sauce... Basically, REALLY garlicky/onion-y tomato bisque, brought to a boil. Add peppers (all fire roasted) bell, jalapeno, tabasco, cayenne, and habanero and blend.
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5lbs mixed vine ripe tomatoes
15 cloves garlic
One large yellow onion
~30 red ripe Tabasco peppers
~20 red ripe Dragon Cayenne peppers
~15 orange ripe Habanero peppers
Six Jalapeno peppers
One red ripe sweet bell pepper
Garlic and onion from the store, tomatoes and all the peppers from my gardens.
All peppers roasted on BBQ grill and chilled.
Tomatoes chopped, cooked down, blended and cooked down some more.
While tomatoes were straining, garlic and onions sweated. Tomato juice re-added to the pot and a boil started... All peppers chopped and tossed in, then blended with a stick blender.
Removed from heat, ladled into ceramic bowls and mixed with vinegar (6:4:2 sauce:white vinegar:cider vinegar)
A day or two in the fridge then it'll be canned in jars. I need to pick up a few flats of 1/2 pint jars, maybe smaller... A little of this stuff is going to go a LONG way

 

[HoppyDaze]

My Reapers look angry
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[Sourz4life]

If you do not have a dehydrator, what are alternative methods to dry them?

I use the oven on 200. Takes 3-5 hours depending on the pepper just keep an eye on it.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

My Reapers look angry
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Not red enough to be angry.

 

[Staestc]

Probably more angry while green!

 

[HoppyDaze]

 

[ericbw]

Someone gave me a ghost pepper this weekend. (The things you go home with from the bar!) I was pretty underwhelmed. It's a very hot pepper, but I expected to be on the floor. I had some Szechuan chicken recently that was considerably worse. Our unknown long red hot peppers this year were as hot and much better. Not sure what the fuss is.

 

[HoppyDaze]

I seriously doubt it was a real ghost pepper then. Like 100% certain it was not a ghost pepper...if you had something you call a 'long red pepper' that was just as hot.

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Sounds off to me too. Even the low end of their scoville range is considerably hotter than the majority of peppers. If a tiny slice of the pepper doesn't pack some brutal heat it's probably not a super hot. There's no mistaking the heat of a super hot it's painful.

 

[BrewinBromanite]

Hehe, heard about this on the radio earlier:

[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3EWpj10L1I[/ame]

 

[brew703]

I like those ghost peppers- got rid of all my seeds a few years ago- gonna have to get more to start regrowing.

 

[passedpawn]

Hehe, heard about this on the radio earlier:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3EWpj10L1I

haha, when the mom comes through angry I figured it was for real. So many wanky fake videos on youtubz

 

[Staestc]

Hehe, heard about this on the radio earlier:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3EWpj10L1I

That cracked me up! Lol. I was hoping they would try beer and make it worse. Might prompt them to learn about what they are eating and have a milkshake on hand next time! Lol

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Lmao like I said there's no mistaking a super hot, it's painful. I don't know why people do dumb stuff like that though. Peppers are no joke and will not show you any mercy. Love them, respect them, fear them!

 

[BrewinBromanite]

Two weeks ago I puréed a handful of jalapeños and a couple habs with just white vinegar (about enough to cover) and salt, and have been using it on everything in place of your standard store bough hot sauce for 2 weeks. Plenty spicy (and delicious - seems to get better tasting, and spicier, as it sits.). I really just don't see the point in eating something that hot just straight up, without incorporating into some recipe where it's balanced/edible. On the other hand, their stupidity is pretty hilarious, sooo...their pain our laughs?

 

[HoppyDaze]

Reapers are ready to destroy

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[KeyWestBrewing]

Reapers are ready to destroy

Those are some mean looking peppers!

 

[Staestc]

Reapers are ready to destroy

Awesome!!

 

[Oldskewl]

Reapers are ready to destroy

Be careful! Don't hurt yourself!!!!!

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

What evil lurks within? Cute farmstand on the ride home. Ill probably powder the reapers. What are the other two peppers?

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[HoppyDaze]

I would guess chocolate habanero cross of some sort and not sure on the big red one.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Thx hops. Thats what I thought on the habaneros but sometimes the more pictures of plants I see the more they look the same. The red one is almost star like on the end. I assume it won't kill me. Funny thing is the reapers are just sitting out in the open. I was picking up eggs but then saw these on the counter. Ok. Lets play with death.

 

[HoppyDaze]

They're really not that bad. Cut one in half, remove the seeds and placenta, chop into small pieces, add a few pieces to food and you'll get an idea of your tolerance level. I few tiny pieces won't level you I promise

 

[HoppyDaze]

Maybe the big red one is a Bishop Crown? Or some variation...

https://www.google.com/search?q=bis...Z6tHPAhVJHGMKHTSZCkkQ_AUIBygB&biw=320&bih=529