15 Minute Hot Sauce

Hot peppers are actually not a vegetable but are considered a fruit. They are in the same fruit group as  tomatoes, cherries, and eggplant. Most popular hot peppers are mainly grown in very dry and hot areas, like mexico. If they are not grown in a hot sunny environment, then a greenhouse is used. Since these peppers are grown in areas that are hot year round, they can be harvested any time of the year. There is not really a best way to cook hot peppers, since people love them in many different forms. Most hot peppers you will see cooked are either stuffed and roasted, pan seared, eaten raw, or grilled. 

15 Minute Hot Sauce

What you’ll need

• Small saucepan

• Blender or immersion blender

• Containers to store sauce

• Knife and cutting board

Shopping List

• 1 medium sized tomato

• 3-4 chili peppers

• White wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar

• Head of garlic

• Salt

Ingredients

¾ cup tomatoes, chopped

⅔ cup chili peppers, chopped

⅔ cup white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar

4 cloves of garlic, crushed

¼ tsp salt

Instructions

1. In your small saucepan, combine the tomatoes, peppers, vinegar, garlic, and salt. 

2. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium to let the sauce simmer for 8 minutes, or until the peppers have softened

3. Let the sauce cool enough to put it in the blender, and blend until there are no chunks of vegetables, and the sauce is smooth

4. Keep refrigerated for up to 3 weeks in closed containers

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