PastaSauces

Hot Pepper Vinegar Sauce

Growing up, we always had a bottle of some kind of hot pepper

sauce on the table. My dad made his own with tobasco peppers

and vinegar. He used it on everything-eggs, potatoes, greens-just

about anything. I love it on pinto beans, greens and cornbread.

• Tobasco peppers-You can use different levels of ripeness

or all ripe peppers.

• Always wear food safe gloves when handling peppers

and NEVER touch your face or rub your eyes!!!

Hot Pepper Vinegar Sauce

Ingredients

• Tobasco peppers-green, yellow and red if you have them

Chile or jalapeno peppers will work too.

• 1 cup vinegar (I like apple cider)

• 1 Tbsp sugar

• 1 tsp sea salt

You will need bottles, preferable with drippers and caps, but

used, clean recycled bottles with a secure caps are a great

option. I've used Worchestershire, soy sauce and olive oil

bottles.

Instructions

1. Wash the peppers and cut the stems to ¼-inch; let dry on paper

towels.

2. Pack peppers into the bottles, with stems facing up.

3. In a microwave safe bowl, heat vinegar, sugar and salt until

completely dissolved; fill bottles with the mixture until the

peppers are covered. Pop in the drippers and cap; store in a

dark cabinet for a few weeks.

KEYWORDS

best hot pepper sauce, hot pepper sauce, hot pepper vinegar

LAURA LEE ALICE
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