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Louisiana Hot Sauce

Marla Hingley
Fresh, spicy and flavorful. This hot sauce is easy to make and tastes even better!
4 from 1 vote
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Servings 1 ½ cups

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¼ lb fresh red chilies cayenne, tabasco, serrano or jalapeno
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp fresh basil
  • 1 tsp fresh oregano
  • ¼ tsp celery seed
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper
  • 1 cup white vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Wash and completely dry the peppers,place on a broiling rack. Set the oven to broil, adjusting rack about 6” below heating element.
  • Broil* chilies until skin blisters and starts to blacken, flip and broil other side. Depending on your oven (and whether is gas or electric), this can take anywhere from 3-15 minutes. The goal is to get the skins to split, so they are easy to peel off.
  • Immediately remove from oven and place in a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap to seal in the heat. This will make the skins really easy to peel. Let sit for 10 minutes.
  • Using rubber gloves, remove skin and stem (but leave seeds in). Its ok if small bits of the skin are left on.
  • In a blender, place chilies and all remaining ingredients, except the vinegar, and pulse until combined. With the machine running slowly pour in the vinegar, processing until smooth.
  • Strain the mixture through a sieve to remove all the seeds. Season to taste with more salt if needed.
  • Will keep in fridge for about 1 month, or freeze in small batches if desired.

Notes

*When broiling, be careful when opening the oven. The fumes from the peppers contain capsaicin which can irritate your eyes.
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