Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Hot peppers

I grew these


So I'm going to try this recipe:

Homemade Louisiana Hot Sauce with Fresh Peppers
Ingredients
  • 1 pound red chili peppers use cayenne, tabasco, red jalapeno or others
  • 3 tablespoons salt
  • ½-1 cup white wine vinegar to your preference
Instructions
  1. Roughly chop the chili peppers and add them to a pot with the salt and vinegar.
  2. Bring to a quick boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Cool, then add to a food processor. Process until smooth.
  4. Strain the solids out through a strainer and discard (or keep them for dehydrating – they make great seasonings).
  5. Pour into bottles and use as desired.

Recipe Notes
Makes about 2 cups of sauce or so.
For storage: Vinegar affects acidity levels. Homemade sauces should be kept at 4.0 ph or below to keep longer term. If your hot sauce is not acidic enough, add more vinegar or citrus to bring the ph down. Keep in the fridge for freshness and longer keeping. You can also bottle your sauces with proper procedures.
Heat Level: Medium, though you can up the heat factor with hotter peppers.

From: https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-recipes/hot-sauces/homemade-louisiana-hot-sauce/

Question: how do you know if the sauce has a pH of 4.0?

5 comments:

Margaret said...

They even LOOK hot! Congrats for growing them, but I probably couldn't handle the spice. Maybe a few drops of your sauce. :)

Peggy said...

They look lethal!

KB said...

Nice! Are those cayennes? Save me a little bottle of that sauce...yum!

Pam J. said...

I think they’re cayennes. Will definitely save some sauce for you!

Zazzy said...

i think they look beautiful. How did the sauce turn out?