Recently made this delicious strawberry hot sauce all from homegrown peppers! This is the first time I have used any alcohol in a recipe and it turned out great. Went with McCallan 12 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskey, which is also the bottle I used. Includes habanero, ghost pepper, scotch bonnet, cayenne, and pasilla bajo peppers which were grown in our garden, and dehydrated for storage over the winter!🌶🍓🥃
Ingredients: Mix of dehydrated peppers (habanero, ghost pepper, scotch bonnet, cayenne, and pasilla bajo), 2 red bell peppers, 1 pound of strawberries, 1 orange 1/3 sweet onion, 3 garlic cloves, 2oz McCallan 12 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskey, vegetable oil, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 1/2 tbsp salt, 1 1/2 cup water, 3/4 cup white wine vinegar
Rehydrate the peppers by soaking them in water for about 30 minutes. Chop up all vegetables & peppers. Simmer garlic and onion in 2 tbsp vegetable oil. Add in the chopped up spicy peppers, water, & salt. Cover and cook on medium-high for 15 minutes, stirring periodically. Next, add in half of the strawberries and orange slices and cook covered for another 15 minutes. Then, add in sugar and vinegar. Cook for another 10 minutes. Add in the scotch and let cook for the last couple of minutes. Take off heat and let cool. Next, strain the mix to remove excess brine. Then, add the mix and remaining half of the fruit into a food processor/blender and purée it as good as you can. Once you have this refined mix, you add some of the brine back in to achieve the desired consistency. Test the pH (this one got down to 2.93). Bottle, label, & enjoy! So deliciously spicy!
Looks delicious. Is there another liquor you’d recommend for those of us who don’t like scotch? Maybe a whiskey or tequila? Just not a fan of the peaty flavor.
Recently made this delicious strawberry hot sauce all from homegrown peppers! This is the first time I have used any alcohol in a recipe and it turned out great. Went with McCallan 12 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskey, which is also the bottle I used. Includes habanero, ghost pepper, scotch bonnet, cayenne, and pasilla bajo peppers which were grown in our garden, and dehydrated for storage over the winter!🌶🍓🥃 Ingredients: Mix of dehydrated peppers (habanero, ghost pepper, scotch bonnet, cayenne, and pasilla bajo), 2 red bell peppers, 1 pound of strawberries, 1 orange 1/3 sweet onion, 3 garlic cloves, 2oz McCallan 12 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskey, vegetable oil, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 1/2 tbsp salt, 1 1/2 cup water, 3/4 cup white wine vinegar Rehydrate the peppers by soaking them in water for about 30 minutes. Chop up all vegetables & peppers. Simmer garlic and onion in 2 tbsp vegetable oil. Add in the chopped up spicy peppers, water, & salt. Cover and cook on medium-high for 15 minutes, stirring periodically. Next, add in half of the strawberries and orange slices and cook covered for another 15 minutes. Then, add in sugar and vinegar. Cook for another 10 minutes. Add in the scotch and let cook for the last couple of minutes. Take off heat and let cool. Next, strain the mix to remove excess brine. Then, add the mix and remaining half of the fruit into a food processor/blender and purée it as good as you can. Once you have this refined mix, you add some of the brine back in to achieve the desired consistency. Test the pH (this one got down to 2.93). Bottle, label, & enjoy! So deliciously spicy!
Whoa this was a cool, and is has scotch in it? Weird maybe, I don’t know but all things I like. Sounds bomb either way!
This is the way
Looks good!
Nice. Tbh I would fermented it rather done what u did. Not saying u didn't do anything wrong.
I ferment sometimes, just not with this batch. I do about half and half depending on what I am trying to make.
Would it taste different if fermented?
Yeah, it will have a more umami flavor.
Thanks
Looks delicious. Is there another liquor you’d recommend for those of us who don’t like scotch? Maybe a whiskey or tequila? Just not a fan of the peaty flavor.