Fiery Lemon Habanero Hot Sauce
HABANERO HOT SAUCE
This recipe for my Fiery Lemon Habanero Hot Sauce came about because i had spontaneously purchased a lemon habanero chilli pepper plant on a normal visit to town and when visiting my parents, my dad gifted me a green pepper, red and white onions and new season garlic. This homemade hot sauce really came out with a kick and a long lasting chilli pepper flavour when used sparingly. I use this as a condiment on everything!
HABANERO HOT SAUCE INGREDIENTS
- LEMON HABANERO CHILLIES: Any chillies will work in this sauce. Lemon habanero are the chillis i had at hand and are great for color and fiery heat! Be careful with this one!!
- GREEN PEPPER: Bell peppers are sweet and help balance the sauce
- GARLIC CLOVES: A lot of garlic is used to add flavour and also adds to the heat sensation
- RED ONION: Red onion is slightly sweeter than white and helps balance the sauce.
- WHITE ONION: White or yellow onion is used to give a depth to the chilli heat
- WHITE VINEGAR: I prefer white vinegar in my pickling liquor but any vinegar will do. Try apple cidre or red wine vinegar as an alternative.
- WATER: Loosens the sauce and helps infusion of the ingredients
- SALT: Enhances the flavour and taste. Table salt will do.
- REAP SEED OIL: Its a light flavoured oil I used to sauteed vegetables. This is one of my favorite oils to cook with. Its versatile and can take a high heat. I use it in cooking, baking and salads.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
- CONDIMENT: As a sauce to add heat and acidity to any dish. I add this to curries, stews, beef lasagna, cheese sauce, pasta, eggs….this sauce is so versatile it doesn’t last in my house!
- MARINADE: Take a bottle with you to the BBQ. Wings, ribs, drumsticks, skewed kebabs, corn, burgers, sausages, even add a splash to your potato salad. Its my new ketchup!!
- SALAD DRESSING: Take 2 parts fresh squeezed lemon juice, 6 parts olive oil, a pinch of sugar, course salt, pepper and a 1/2 tsp of hot sauce and toss into your favourite leaf salad.
RECIPE
Lemon Habanero Hot Sauce
A fiery hot sauce that will bring heat and flavour to any dish.
Ingredients
- 60 g Lemon Harbanero Chilli
- 1 green pepper small
- 1/2 white onion large
- 1/2 red onion small
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp salt
- 200 ml water
- 100ml ml vinegar
- 3 tbsp reap seed oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
- Thinly slice all vegetables and saute off in the frying pan. approx 20 min
- Add the water, vinegar and salt and bring to boil.
- When boiling remove from heat blend to create the sauce.
- Transfer into a sterilized glass jar or bottle.
- When cooled, refrigerate.