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HABANERO HOT SAUCE
Ingredients:
...10-12 Habanero peppers (use rubber gloves to seed the peppers or suffer the painful capsaicin consequences)
…4-6 carrots chopped
...½ onion chopped
…4-5 roasted garlic cloves
…1 cup apple cider vinegar
…juice from ½ lemon
…1 bay leaf
…¼ teaspoon each of cumin and coriander (optional)
…1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt to taste
…2 teaspoons of honey
Preparation:
1. Roast the garlic until soft and set aside (a cast iron skillet on your stove top works well)
2. Saute the cider vinegar, lemon juice, carrot, onion, spices, bay leaf, and peppers.
3. When carrots are soft, remove the bay leaf, and put everything including the roasted garlic into the blender.
4. Add the salt and honey to taste.
5. Blend until smooth, add enough water to make the consistency you want.
6. Pour into a small saucepan and bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Cool and bottle.
To bottle:
1. Put your bottles into boiling water for ten minutes.
2. Remove from hot water and cool.
3. Fill with sauce and cap.
4. Keep refrigerated for up to a year.