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Easy Fermented Hot Sauce

September 8, 2021 - 5 Comments

I hope you love this easy fermented hot sauce recipe. It's such an easy and fun (and tasty) project to do with an abundance of hot peppers. I can't even remember planting this many hot peppers. WHY WOULD I PLANT THIS MAN HOT PEPPERS? Who's in charge of this garden anyway!

For each chili I pick, two chilis grow in it's place… I swear! Or maybe it's the no-dig method that we're utilizing this year (lots more on that over on YouTube if you're interested). I planted these peppers with a handful of blood meal and a handful of bone meal with each plant and they EXPLODED. I suppose that little bit of extra effort paid off. If you haven't yet, subscribe to our YouTube channel, won't you?

Okay. Back to the hot sauce.

Easy Fermented Hot Sauce:

  1. Fill a gallon jar with as many hot peppers as you can squish in.
  2. Cover with filtered water.
  3. Add in 3 tablespoon of sea salt.
  4. Put a lid on and ferment in a warm location for 7-10 days. The liquid will go cloudy and it will develop a pleasant, fermented smell.
  5. Strain the liquid from the peppers (reserve).
  6. Blend the peppers in a high powered blender with any blend of seasonings you'd like. In the video, I use onions, garlic, cilantro, and vinegar.
  7. Season to taste and add some of the reserved fermentation liquid, if desired, to get your hot sauce the consistency you like it.
  8. Bottle and store in a cool location. The sauce will continue to ferment as time goes on, so be aware of that, and burp the bottles every so often if need be.

Some like it hot. I do! Enjoy!

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Comments:

  1. Katelynne Hall

    November 2, 2021 at 7:52 pm

    What kind of peppers did you use? I made this and it turned out awesome!! Thank you!!

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  2. Kristen Ashbaugh

    January 26, 2022 at 7:38 am

    We do this too! Except we also like a bit of garlic, ginger, and onion thrown in with the ferment. It creates an even more amazing flavor! And you can reserve the fermentation liquid to cook with as well.

    Reply
  3. Sean

    March 11, 2022 at 3:27 pm

    Love your pages and recipes. Can you have a “Print Recipe” option for those who want to save these for the next harvest?

    Reply
  4. Jasmine

    August 9, 2022 at 6:31 am

    Did you deseed/devein your peppers before fermenting them? Or at any point during the making?

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  5. Jasmine

    August 9, 2022 at 6:53 am

    Hey Shaye, so the largest vessel I’ve got holds 1.7 L., probably only 1/2 gallon. What sort of water to salt ratio should I use for the brine?

    Reply

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