Flaming Blast Of Lime Hot Sauce
Serves: 5
Jacklyn McClure
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
60
Spice
48
Sweetness
43
Sourness
42
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Prep time (avg)
5.9
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Remove the tops from the peppers and cut them in half lengthwise
2
Clean out the seeds and ribs, give them a rough chop, and put them into a small saucepan
3
Roughly chop the onion and garlic and add it to the pan
4
Pour in the vinegar and bring it to a boil
5
Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes
6
In the meantime, roughly chop the cilantro and put it into a blender along with the salt and lime juice
7
When the jalapeno mixture is cooked, add it to the blender
8
*Cover the blender, put a towel over the lid, and turn it on low
9
Once it is going, crank it up to the highest setting and puree for 3 minutes
10
Strain through a medium holed strainer and let cool
11
Pour into sterilized bottles and refrigerate
12
The hot sauce will keep for up to a month under refrigeration
13
*When blending hot liquids: Remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes
14
Transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway
15
If using a blender, release one corner of the lid
16
This prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions
17
Place a towel over the top of the machine, pulse a few times then process on high speed until smooth