The Very Best Hot Sauce....... - Page 7

Originally Posted by Crane's

I've been growing my own peppers and making hot sauces for a long time. I bottle some of it up and give it away to a few friends for Christmas and everyone keeps saying I should sell it. Perhaps I'll get around to it one of these days. One of the local restaurants keeps a few bottles of my really hot stuff on hand for those customers who say they want real hot sauce. It's rather comical watching someone eat something loaded up with my Bhut Jolokia or Savina Habanero sauce for the first time.

Anyway this year I've made a hot banana/jalapeno blend, jalapeno sauce, cayenne sauce, tabasco sauce (way better than McIlhenny's watered down stuff), orange habanero sauce, savina habanero sauce, a garlic orange and savina habanero blend, and of course the dreaded ghost pepper sauce from hell.

Of course I'm a bit biased but my hot sauces are the best. LOL.

Originally Posted by djblisk

Share! I'll pay for shipping.

Originally Posted by Crane's

Oh that's a can of worms. LOL.

Maybe I should come up with an SF only blend?

Hmmm. A garlic, cayenne, orange habanero blend with a touch of lime perhaps?

That should provide a nice immediate bite with a citrusy taste from the lime and orange habanero before the flame really kicks in with a nice mellow garlic aftertaste.

Originally Posted by El Argentino

Also Valentina's a great sauce that, again, is bigger on flavor than pure heat.

Originally Posted by robertorex

+1 on buying it if you ever decide to sell

Originally Posted by robertorex

+1 on buying it if you ever decide to sell

Originally Posted by arced

+2

Originally Posted by Crane's

Alright!

I think I'll add shallots to the recipe. That'll basically mean I'm making an authentic Haitian hot sauce for whatever that's worth. LOL.

Originally Posted by Nil

Nice. How long does homemade hot sauce last? I grew habaneros, jalapenos and thai chillis in my garden (will probably introduce another variety this spring also) and wouldn't mind coming up with a concoction myself since I always end up with excess.

Originally Posted by Nil

Nice. How long does homemade hot sauce last? I grew habaneros, jalapenos and thai chillis in my garden (will probably introduce another variety this spring also) and wouldn't mind coming up with a concoction myself since I always end up with excess.

Originally Posted by arced

+2

Originally Posted by arced

I've made hot sauces a bunch of times. They last for months in the refrigerator. I think the vinegar, salt, and peppers act as preservatives. If you have peppers lying around, you should definitely made hot sauce. It's great being able to control the flavor and heat, plus it's super cheap compared to anything store bought. A few pages ago in this thread, I posted a NYT recipe for a habanero hot sauce. It's great. Takes 20 minutes. No special ingredients and really tasty. If you google hot sauce recipe, there's tons on the web.

Originally Posted by Crane's

It depends. A cold pack needs to be refrigerated and shelf life is a month to a few months generally speaking. I use a hot pack method and when I bottle it up I also hot pack that. Since a restaurant is using my stuff it has to be prepared in an inspected kitchen and I use FDA recommended procedures. Shelf life of my stuff is years and requires no refrigeration after opening.