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Jalapeño-Serrano Hot Sauce
About This Recipe
| Yield: | Makes about 2 cups |
| Active time: | 10 minutes |
| Total time: | 3 days |
| Special equipment: | Food Processor |
| This recipe appears in: | Sauced: Jalapeño-Serrano Hot Sauce |
Ingredients
- 15 medium jalapenos, roughly chopped
- 5 serrano chiles, roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 cups distilled white vinegar
Procedures
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1
Place jalapenos, serrano chiles, garlic, and salt in the workbowl of a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped. With the motor running, slowly add in vinegar through the feed tube. Process until smooth.
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2
Transfer chile mixture in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute, remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Pour mixture in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid and let stand in a cool, dark place for 3 days.
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3
Pour sauce through a fine mesh strainer into a medium bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Pour into a clean glass jar, discarding drained solids, and store for up to 6 months in the refrigerator.
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