Cajun and Creole Recipes
Creole Hot Pepper Sauce
Ingredients
- 5 quarts vinegar
- 5 quarts hot red peppers, washed
- 3 pounds onion, peeled, quartered
- 3 whole garlic buds, peeled, chopped
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup salt
- 2 tablespoons pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice (optional)
Instructions
- Combine 4 quarts vinegar, peppers, onions and garlic in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Cook over low heat until vegetables are tender, about 1 hour.
- Drain vegetables, reserving liquid. Place vegetables in blender; blend until chopped.
- Press vegetables through a rice strainer and discard seeds.
- Combine pureed vegetables, reserved vegetable liquid and remaining ingredients in a large Dutch oven. Cook until thickened over medium heat. Let mixture simmer for 30 minutes.
- Quickly pour into sterilized jars, leaving 1/8 inch head space. Cover at once with metal lids and screw metal band tight.
- Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.