How to Make Best Hot Sauce - A Step-by-Step Guide

Hot sauce is a staple condiment in many cuisines around the world. It adds heat, flavor, and depth to dishes and can turn a mundane meal into something truly extraordinary. While there are countless brands and varieties of hot sauce on the market, there's nothing quite like making your own homemade hot sauce. The flavor, heat level, and ingredients are all completely customizable, allowing you to create a sauce that is perfectly tailored to your taste preferences.

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Ingredients

  • 10 fresh hot chile peppers, stems removed
  • 1 onion, coarsely chopped
  • ¼ cup pitted fresh dates, or more to taste
  • ¼ cup fresh basil leaves
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 1 roma (plum) tomato, roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons beef bouillon powder
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • ½ cup vegetable oil, or as needed
  • salt to taste
  • 1 squeeze lemon juice

Information

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Servings: 100
  • Yield: 2 cups

  • Place peppers, onion, dates, basil, parsley, tomato, bouillon powder, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor; pour in the oil. Pulse mixture until finely chopped, adding more oil if needed to thin; season with salt.
  • Pour pepper mixture into a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Squeeze lemon juice into pepper mixture, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Allow pepper mixture to cool; pour into a glass jar with a lid. Store pepper sauce in the refrigerator.
  • Nutrition

    14 cal.

    • Total Fat: 1g
    • Saturated Fat: 0g
    • Sodium: 29mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 1g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 0g
    • Protein: 0g
    • Vitamin C: 11mg
    • Calcium: 2mg
    • Iron: 0mg
    • Potassium: 21mg