Best Homemade Hot Sauce Recipes

HOMEMADE RED HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the peppers, garlic, onions, salt and oil in a non-reactive saucepan over high heat. Saute for 3 minutes. Add the water and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes, or until peppers are very soft and almost all of the liquid has evaporated. (Note: this should be done in a very well-ventilated area!) Remove from the heat and allow to steep until mixture comes to room temperature. In a food processor, puree the mixture for 15 seconds, or until smooth. With the food processor running, add the vinegar through the feed tube in a steady stream.
• Taste and season with more salt, if necessary. (This will depend on the heat level of the peppers you use as well as the brand of vinegar used.) Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve and then transfer to a sterilized pint jar or bottle and secure with an airtight lid. Refrigerate. Let age at least 2 weeks before using. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 6 months.

HOMEMADE HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup water, vinegar, pequin peppers, arbol peppers, garlic, paprika, onion flakes, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat until the mixture reaches 180 degrees F (82 degrees C) and keep at that temperature for 10 minutes. Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. Allow to cool to room temperature in the blender, about 15 minutes.
• Combine 2 tablespoons cold water and xanthan gum in a small bowl. Add to blender with pepper mixture and puree for 30 seconds. Transfer mixture to a bottle and store in the refrigerator for up to 9 months.

HOMEMADE SPICY HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut habanero and serrano peppers in half; discard stems and seeds. In a bowl, combine arbol chiles and enough boiling water to cover. Let stand, covered, 10 minutes; drain., Meanwhile, in a well-ventilated area, fill a 6-qt. stockpot three-quarters with water; bring to a boil. Add carrots, onion and garlic. Return to a boil; cook until soft, 20-22 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Add peppers to stockpot; return to a boil. Boil 1 minute; drain. Place water, vinegar, lime juice, salt and pepper in a blender. Add vegetables; cover and process until smooth. Return to stockpot; bring to a boil., Carefully ladle mixture into 5 hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

HOMEMADE HABANERO HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over low heat. Cook and stir jalapeno peppers, habanero peppers, serrano peppers, and garlic in the hot oil until slightly tender and fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• Blend tomatoes in a blender until pureed and smooth.
• Mix pureed tomatoes, lemon juice, and lime juice into pepper mixture; bring to a low simmer. Stir whiskey into tomato mixture and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Strain sauce through a fine-mesh strainer, reserving the solids and transferred strained sauce back to the skillet. Blend the solids in a blender until smooth.
• Transfer pureed solids to the sauce and simmer for 15 minutes. Cool sauce completely; pour into jars or bottles and store in the refrigerator.

JALAPENO HOMEMADE HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Inspect 4 half-pint jars for cracks and rings for rust, discarding any defective ones. Immerse in simmering water until sauce is ready. Wash new, unused lids and rings in warm soapy water.
• Combine vinegar, water, serrano peppers, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook sauce for 50 minutes.
• Run sauce through a tomato mill or a fine-mesh sieve 3 times.
• Pack sauce into hot, sterilized jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of the top. Run a clean knife or thin spatula around the insides of the jars to remove any air bubbles. Wipe rims with a moist paper towel to remove any spills. Top with lids and screw rings on tightly.
• Place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil and lower jars 2 inches apart into the boiling water using a holder. Pour in more boiling water to cover jars by at least 1 inch. Bring to a rolling boil, cover, and process for 10 minutes.
• Remove the jars from the stockpot and let rest, several inches apart, for 24 hours. Press the center of each lid with a finger to ensure the lid does not move up or down. Remove the rings for storage and store in a cool, dark area.

HOMEMADE HOT FUDGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Alternately add sugar and milk in two additions; whisk to combine. Add salt and continue whisking until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Serve warm.

HOMEMADE PIRI-PIRI ( HOT SAUCE) MIA'S WAY

Steps:

• First remove the stems from the hot peppers, but leave the seeds inches.
• Next you peel the garlic bulbs, and the onion.
• Add all of the ingredients into a blender, for the exception of 1/2 cup salt and olive oil.
• Blend everything until its very well blended. Like a thick sauce.
• Now you pour it into a bowl, and sprinkle the remaining salt and olive oil over the sauce. Leave it for 4-5 days in a dark cool place, remember to stir it 2-3 times a day.
• Now just pour into distilled jar, add a little more oil if it looks too dry, and store away. Enjoy!

HOMEMADE HOT FUDGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Microwave milk and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted.
• Add chocolate and marshmallows; stir to evenly coat.
• Microwave on HIGH 45 sec. Whisk until marshmallows are completely melted and sauce is well blended. Serve warm.

HOMEMADE MEDIUM HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat grill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle oil into pan, then add chiles. Cover; cook 5 minutes, turning occasionally, until softened.
• Cut top off each chile; place chiles in blender. Add vinegar, garlic and salt. Cover; blend on high speed until pureed.
• Store sauce tightly covered in jars or resealable containers in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

RED HOT HOMEMADE GHOST CHILE HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Wearing gloves, remove stems and seeds from ghost chiles.
• Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes until vegetable are soft.
• Place in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Store in a glass jar or plastic container.

HOMEMADE HOT CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Chop all peppers/onions into small even pieces and combine all ingredients in a large pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1.5 hours or put in a crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours.
• 2. Pour into sterilized jars and put in a water bath for 10 minutes.

HOMEMADE HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, chile peppers, habaneros to taste and garlic and cook, stirring, until the onion is soft and beginning to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add tomatoes, vinegar, salt and sugar to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes begin to break down, about 5 minutes.
• Carefully transfer the tomato mixture to a food processor or blender. Puree until smooth. (Use caution when pureeing hot ingredients.) Set a fine-mesh sieve over a medium bowl; pour the pureed mixture through the sieve, pushing on the solids with a wooden spoon to extract all the liquid. (Discard solids.) Let the sauce cool to room temperature, about 1 1/2 hours.

HOMEMADE HOT SAUCE WITH JALAPENOS

Steps:

• Place tomatoes, onion, jalapenos, garlic, cilantro, vinegar, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth. Store hot sauce in a quart jar or airtight container.