Essential Habanero Hot Sauce
photo by Natalie W.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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2 1/2 cups
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups carrots, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 1⁄2 cups white vinegar
- 1⁄4 cup lime juice
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 10 habanero peppers, seeds and stems removed, chopped
directions
- Combine all the ingredients, except for the habaneros, in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes or until the carrots are soft.
- Place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Strain for a smoother sauce.
- Pour in sterilized jars and process in a water bath as described above.
Reviews
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Quite nice. This is for folks who like heat. It is hot, but not harsh. Pretty strong vinegar bite. Be sure to cook carrots long enough or the texture is grainy. I canned this is 4 oz jars and BWB, it gets mellower with age. Make the recipe like stated, without seeds, and you can almost use this as a potent salsa - but that is a true spicy food freak talking there... It is pretty spicy. Definitely a repeat for me, and I might even change half of the carrots to red sweet bell peppers.
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This is my second time making this and I love this recipe. I tripled the recipe and processed 7 half pints and put aside a pint plus a little for the fridge. I did deviate from the recipe by adding a couple tablespoons of sugar per batch but other than that it is delicious. The carrot and the onions do a good job of toning down the habanero heat so it’s not too awfully hot.
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I haven't actually made this recipe yet, but I would like to give credit to its author. This recipe is copied verbatim from Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach's "The Pepper Pantry: Habanero" published by Celestial Arts. To be fair, DeWitt and Gerlach call for "1 cup chopped habanero chiles, about 12 chiles" rather than the 10 peppers called for here. I would recommend the original book if you like spicy food.
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