Monday, April 29, 2013

Quick Habanero-Garlic Hot Sauce...

Notwithstanding The Great Soapy Tabasco Fiasco, I do love the distinctly vinegary flavor of Tabasco.

But sometimes, I want that vinegary hot sauce flavor with a little more punch and heat. And I don't want to have to age it in top secret oak barrels for eons before I eat it, either.

Enter this Quick Habanero-Garlic Hot Sauce that's ready to eat in just a few hours. True, the flavor is a little brighter and cleaner and not as developed as the fermented and aged  Tabasco. The texture is of course a little thinner, too.




But it hits those vinegary hot sauce notes, and has the added zip and flavor of garlic and onion. AND you can make it as hot as you like. The great thing about habaneros is that they provide lots of good heat with a delicate and bright chili flavor that isn't muddy or overpowering in the least.

Spoon it in/on anything you'd normally eat with Tabasco, add it to your ketchup, or to your noodle soups, and enjoy! :)


QUICK HABANERO-GARLIC HOT SAUCE

- 1 1/3 cups distilled white vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 2 cloves garlic, cut into 4 or 5 slices each
- 1/4 of a white or yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 2 or more habaneros, depending on your heat tolerance, sliced into 4 or 5 slices (I used 7 today, but we're chili heads.)

In a clean mason jar or repurposed pickle or jam jar, combine the vinegar, salt, and sugar and stir until the salt and sugar are thoroughly dissolved. Add in the garlic, onion, and chilies, give it a few more stirs, put the lid on, wait a couple of hours, and it's ready to eat.

Store it in the fridge if you like the brighter flavor, or age it in the cupboard for a couple of weeks, giving it a good shake a couple of times a day if you like that more aged flavor.




Happy Hotsaucing!


shinae

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3 comments:

  1. *drools*
    Will try this one with Scotty Bons (The only hot enough chilies I've been able to find here so far...)
    Those Tabasco people did me a great favour!!! ::
    Sorry, chica... Admit it... I needed this recipe and you wouldn't have posted it unless those... Those... Hum... Cough, cough... Tabasco people hadn't messed it like that!! :D

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