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#171148 09/21/2018 10:10 AM
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My first real try at a full bodied vinegar based hot sauce!! Friends give us homemade hot sauces for our pig parties, primarily "Carolina" vinegar based. Often times we're told it's a "secret family recipe" followed by a wink! This year my wife's pepper garden really produced and is still producing loads of Habanero, Tabasco, Cayenne and Poblano. I tried to put my own spin on this compared to my friends "secret" recipes.... (It's not bright red!!)


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"Not So Secret" Habanero Hot Sauce recipe; (List of ingredients at the bottom)

Diced up onion, carrots, garlic and simmered in a couple tbl spoons of olive oil, not browning just softening. Found my box of surgical gloves! and began cutting stems off of the 8 habanero, then sliced in half and removed the seeds. Then cut the stem off the 3 Cayenne's and kept the seeds, Tabasco peppers popped right off the plant so no stem, simply cut about a dozen in half and all the peppers went into the pot! Stirred around for a couple minutes. Made a mistake of taking a deep inhale of the mixture as it simmered, cough cough! Added about half the vinegar and water and all of the other ingredients. After 15 minutes I added the rest of the vinegar and water, a touch more smoked paprika and salt, then let it simmer another 20 minutes or so.


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Let the mixture cool for about 15 minutes, then into the blender until it was nice and smooth. I did taste the sauce while cooking and blending and that's when I realized it was truly a "hot" sauce, but not crazy hot. I added a little more salt during blending, your call on how much. Poured the sauce into a large bottle and chilled in the fridge overnight. Tried a spoonful this morning, great thickness, very flavorful with just the right amount of heat for our family, who loves spice and heat!

IF, you have a not so secret recipe you can share I'd appreciate it, I have about 30 more peppers in the fridge to do something with, and more on the vine! I did put some whole habaneros with slits cut in them into a jar of baby dills, great tailgate snack!!


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INGREDIENTS;

8 - Habanero peppers (Stem and seeds removed)
3- Cayenne Chili peppers (Stem removed, however kept seeds intact)
12 - "Tabasco" peppers (no stem and so small I just cut in half, see in photo)
1- Red Onion (diced, about a cup)
3 - carrots (medium sized)
2 heaping tbl spoons chopped garlic
1 "chunk of fresh ginger (maybe a tablespoon chopped)
Juice of 1 lime
1 roasted red pepper (from a jar)
Cilantro - fresh, about a 1/2 cup
I-2 teaspoons smoked paprika
Kosher salt, 2-3 tbl spoons?
2 cups Apple Cider Vinegar
1-1/2 cups water

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Looks great! Thanks for posting. What would you use this on, primarily?


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Carol you know we like the Caribbean, it reminds me a little bit of the local sauces we've enjoyed in the islands, we'll try it with chicken, fish and rice dishes I suppose. Would go great on pulled pork or chicken sandwiches. Maybe I'll marinate some chicken thighs this weekend and grill em up! Now I need to snoop and see what Valley Doll and Blind Bettys put in their sauces, two of our favorites!

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OK, let us know how it comes out!


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I would love that but the habaneros would kill me. LOL I can't handle any heat higher than a jalapeno. So how did the chicken thighs turn out?


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