Homemade Tabasco Sauce Recipe: Create Your Own Spicy Masterpiece!
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Serves
- 60
- Calories
- 2 kcal
- Protein
- 1.00 g
- Carbs
- 1.00 g
- Fat
- 1.00 g
Ingredients
- 5 ouncestabasco peppers (roughly chopped)
- 2 tablespoonssea salt ((.67 ounce - 19 grams))
- 1 quartuncchlorinated water
- 1 cupwhite wine vinegar (or more as desired)
Instructions
- 1
First, ferment the tabasco peppers. You can process them to coarsely chop them or rough chop them with a knife. Pack them into a jar, leaving at least 1 inch of head space. The peppers may rise a bit when fermenting.
- 2
Next, mix 1 quart unchlorinated water with 2 tablespoons sea salt (4% brine solution). Pour just enough brine over the peppers to cover them, pressing them down a bit as you go.
- 3
Screw on the lid and set the jar away from direct sunlight to ferment for at least 1 week.
- 4
After 1-2 weeks, the fermenting activity will diminish and the brine will turn cloudy and taste acidic.
- 5
Pour the fermented tabasco peppers, including brine, into a pot along with vinegar. Bring to a quick boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
- 6
Cool slightly then add to a food processor. Process until smooth.
- 7
Strain the mixture to remove the solids. Pour into hot sauce bottles and enjoy.