Fermented hot sauce
Makes 250ml
Easy
Total time:
+ fermenting
Make your own fermented hot sauce with this quick and easy recipe. This spicy sauce is packed with punchy flavour and makes the perfect dip. Plus, it will last up to 3 weeks in sterilised jars
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- 25g sea salt flakes
- 1 tbsp plus extra to blend golden caster sugar
- 5 red scotch bonnet chillies
- 15 mild red chillies
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal6
- carbs1.3g
- sugars1.3g
- protein0.1g
- salt0.8g
Method
step 1
Dissolve the salt and sugar in 100ml boiling water then top up to 600ml with cold water.
step 2
Trim the stalks from the chillies but leave the green caps. Halve and deseed, then roughly chop.
step 3
Put the chillies in a sterilised Kilner jar (one with a clip-top lid is ideal). Pack them in and pour the brine over the top to cover. Close the lid and leave in a cool place for 2 weeks. Give the jar a shake twice a day and after 2 days open the jar once a day to release the gas that will form on fermenting.
step 4
After 2 weeks the liquid will be cloudy, the peppers will be soft and they should have a tangy, sour, but not unpleasant flavour. Strain the chillies and keep the brine. Put the chillies in a blender (the more powerful the better) and whizz until smooth, adding the cider vinegar and enough brine until you have a sauce consistency you like. Blend in another 2-3 tsp of sugar depending on how much of a sweet edge you want. Decant into sterilised bottles and keep in the fridge for 2-3 weeks.
