Hot Sauce (Homemade)
An easy vegan built around habanero peppers, stemmed, garlic and white vinegar β roughly 55 minutes start to finish, and rated easy to make. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 6 steps.
You'll mainly reach for saucepan and pan. At easy difficulty across 6 steps, it's a good one for a busy evening. As written, the ingredients are plant-based.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Wear gloves when handling the habaneros, as their oils are intensely hot and will linger on skin. Stem the peppers and, for a milder sauce, remove some or all of the seeds.
- Add the carrot to a small saucepan with a little water and simmer for about 5 minutes until just softened, which mellows and balances the heat.
- Combine the habaneros, garlic, softened carrot, vinegar, lime juice, honey, and salt in a blender.
- Blend on high until completely smooth, about 1 minute, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed and adding a splash of water if too thick.
- Pour the puree into a small saucepan and simmer gently for 5 minutes to meld the flavors and lightly cook the garlic, keeping the kitchen well ventilated as the fumes are sharp.
- Let cool, then taste carefully and adjust salt, honey, or lime. Transfer to a clean sterilized bottle and refrigerate for up to 1 month, shaking before each use.
You'll use: Saucepan Β· Pan Β· Blender
Ingredient substitutions
- Lime
- lemon
- Honey
- maple syrup Β· agave
Tips & common questions
How long does Hot Sauce (Homemade) take to make?
About 55 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 6 steps and 7 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of lime?
Try lemon. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Hot Sauce (Homemade) vegan?
Based on its ingredients, this recipe contains no meat, fish, dairy or egg, so it looks vegan-friendly. Always double-check labels on packaged items.
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Hot Sauce (Homemade) is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: HOMEMADE NATIVE CHILI PASTE FOR SPECIAL HOT SAUCE FOR FILIPINO DISHES PANGASINAN.jpg by Elmer Centeno Guevarra, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.