Keto Firecracker Hot Sauce
I have fallen in love with experimenting making my own hot sauces. It is much more simple than I thought it would be! The basics are: Hot peppers, Vinegar, Spices, Water, Blend it up! I was a little overzealous one summer planting peppers and ended up having to dehydrate over a hundred of them! After seeing them sit in my pantry for many months, I decided I needed to figure out a way to start using them up or I would never get through all of them. That is when I came up with the idea for using them in my own hot sauces. One of the great things about making hot sauce is that it is very forgiving and you really don't have to obsess over getting the recipe perfect.
Servings: 24
Equipment
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Blender
- Spatula
- Pot
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
Ingredients
- ½ cup dried hot peppers: jalepeno and serrano peppers if you have fresh peppers, you can use those! I would start with doing fresh 6-8 hot peppers
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1¼ cup water divided, more if needed for consistency
- 4 garlic cloves if your garlic gloves are small, add a couple extra
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ cup Koops' mustard I filled up half a measuring cup of mostly Koops' Jalapeno Mustard with some Koops' Honey Mustard
Instructions
- Remove the stems from the peppers. If you want the sauce less spicy remove some or all of the seeds.
- In a medium size pot, toast the peppers on medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Stir occasionally and watch to keep from burning. The peppers will be very fragrant and may make your eyes water!
- Add the apple cider vinegar and 1/2 cup water to pot and simmer for 15 minutes.
- While the peppers are simmering, add the garlic, Koops' Mustard, salt and remaining water to blender.
- Once peppers are done simmering, add the entire mixture in the pot to the blender.
- Blend on low for about 30 seconds, then increase the speed to high for 1 minute. If needed, add more water until you reach your desired hot sauce consistency.
- Once you reach your ideal consistency, scrap the hot sauce into to a jar or small container with a lid for storing.
- Go ahead and give it a taste! Let it sit in the refrigerator for a couple of days for the flavors to fully combine.
- Store in the refrigerator.