Fermented Pepper Hot Sauce

November 27th, 2021

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Fermented Pepper Hot Sauce Recipe

SAUCE ON Carnitas Taco • Grilled Elote • Cold Pizza

Ingredients

Ingredients for Fermented Pepper Hot Sauce

10 jalapeño peppers (keep in seeds for desired heat level)

4 serrano peppers (keep in seeds for desired heat level)

6 garlic cloves

1/4 cup white vinegar

1/2 cup brine after 2 week fermentation

1 white onion

2 tbsp brown sugar

2 tbsp sea salt

4 cups of water or enough to cover pepper/onion/garlic mixture in brine

Preparation

1.

Cut jalapeños and serranos in half and rough chop onion and garlic. De seed jalapeños and serranos for desired heat level.

Rough Chopped Ingredients for Fermented Pepper Hot Sauce

2.

Put in large bowl or swing top glass jar. In a separate bowl mix water and sea salt until dissolved. Pour sea salt water brine over peppers, onions and garlic. Cover with plastic wrap and store in a cool, dark place. Let ferment for 2 weeks or up to 1 month.

*NOTE* If using swing top sealable jar, may need to open jar every 3-4 days to “burp” fermentation gases.

Ingredients for Fermented Pepper Hot Sauce Ready to get Brined for 2 Weeks

3.

After 2 weeks of fermenting, open up plastic wrap. Peppers should have turned a darker green color. It is ok for there to be a white, opaque film.

2 week Brined Ingredients for Fermented Pepper Hot Sauce

4.

Strain out peppers, onions and garlic. Reserve 1/2 cup of brine.

2 Week Fermented Jalapeño Peppers, Serrano Peppers, Onions and Garlic

5.

Into a blender put peppers, onion, garlic, brine, vinegar and brown sugar. Blend for 30 seconds

Ready to be Blended Fermented Peppers, Onion and Garlic

Blended Ingredients for Fermented Pepper Hot Sauce

6.

Strain blended mixture. Put in a seperate sauce pot and bring to a boil. Let cool and bottle.

Strained Pulp of Blended Fermented Hot Sauce Mixture

Fermented Pepper Hot Sauce Strained