Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce - Recipe

Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce - Recipe

20 servings
Make your own ghost pepper hot sauce at home with this recipe, which includes plenty of chopped ghost peppers, tomatoes, vinegar and salt. Big flavor, big spice! With a pleasant blast of heat. Drizzle it over everything!

Ingredients

  • olive oil
    1 tbsp
  • bhut jolokia peppers

    ghost peppers, chopped

    6
  • onion

    diced

    1 small
  • tomatoes)

    chopped (i used black krims from the garden

    2 medium
  • red wine vinegar
    2 tbsp
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • water
    ½ c

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat oil in a pan and add peppers and onions. Stir.

  2. 2

    Add tomatoes and stir. Cook about 10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add vinegar, salt and water. Simmer 20 minutes to allow flavors to develop.

  4. 4

    Transfer contents to a food processor and process until smooth.

  5. 5

    Transfer to a container. Seal and refrigerate until ready to use.

Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce - Recipe

Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce - Recipe

5.0(111)45 min20 servings12 cal

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About this Recipe

Craving a hot sauce that delivers a serious kick with incredible depth of flavor? This Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce recipe empowers you to create a vibrant, fiery condiment right in your own kitchen, blending the intense heat of bhut jolokia peppers with fresh, garden-variety tomatoes.

This recipe works by focusing on fresh, bold ingredients to let the unique characteristics of the ghost pepper truly shine. It's a straightforward approach that yields a powerful sauce, letting the natural sweetness of tomatoes and the sharpness of vinegar beautifully complement the pepper's heat, rather than mask it.

Prepare for a profound sensory experience with this homemade ghost pepper hot sauce. You can expect a big flavor that builds to a significant, yet pleasant, blast of heat that lingers, making every bite more exciting. The texture will be rich and pourable, perfect for drizzling, showcasing the fresh, wholesome ingredients from which it's made. It's a sauce designed to awaken your palate and elevate any dish it touches.

While this recipe calls for specific ingredients to achieve its signature profile, you can experiment with the types of fresh tomatoes you use. The recipe specifically mentions using black krims, which offer a delightful sweetness and complexity, but your favorite ripe tomatoes will also contribute wonderfully to the sauce's underlying character.

This versatile hot sauce is perfect for adding a fiery punch to nearly any meal. Drizzle it over tacos, eggs, grilled meats, or stir it into soups and stews. It’s a condiment built for those who appreciate both big flavor and big spice.

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