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Glass bottles containing homemade ghost pepper hot sauce and some dried ghost peppers in front of the glass bottles.

How To Make Homemade Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce

Grace Stewart
Making your own homemade ghost pepper hot sauce is fun and easy! This hot sauce packs HEAT and is tremendously flavorful you will LOVE it!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Rehydrating ghost peppers (only if using dried ghost peppers) 15 minutes
Total Time 53 minutes
Course accompaniment
Cuisine American
Servings 25 servings
Calories 9 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 6 each ghost peppers chopped
  • 1 cup onion chopped (approximately 1 small onion)
  • 2 each Roma tomatoes chopped
  • ¼ cup carrots chopped
  • 4 each garlic minced
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 ts tomato paste
  • ¾ ts salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions
 

  • If you are using dried ghost peppers, then rehydrate them by placing them in warm water for 15 minutes. You can use a small bowl placed on top of the peppers to hold them under the water. Skip this step if using fresh ghost peppers.
    Dried ghost peppers being rehydrated in warm water in a saucepan.
  • Once the ghost peppers have been rehydrated, chop them. You may want to wear gloves when handling the ghost peppers.
    Chopped ghost peppers in a small bowl.
  • Add the olive oil to a saucepan and place on medium heat. Now add the garlic and onion and sauté for around 3 minutes until softened.
    Chopped onion and minced garlic in a saucepan.
  • Add the carrots and tomatoes, and cook for 10 minutes stirring often. If the mixture gets too dry, add a little water.
    Chopped onion, tomatoes and carrot in a saucepan.
  • Time to add the remaining ingredients. Lower to a simmer, and cover the saucepan. Simmer for 15 minutes. Check it every few minutes to make sure it's not drying out. If it looks like it is drying out, add a bit of water.
    Ingredients for the ghost pepper hot sauce cooking down in a saucepan, including chopped ghost peppers, chopped onion and tomatoes.
  • After the simmer, remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Place the ingredient mixture in a food processor or blender, and process or blend until you have a smooth sauce.
    Ghost pepper hot sauce ingredients in a blender.
  • At this point if the sauce is too thick for you, add water until it thins to your liking. Then pour the sauce into a lovely container or hot sauce bottle, and refrigerate until ready to use!
    Glass bottles containing homemade ghost pepper hot sauce and some dried ghost peppers by the glass bottles and a person is holding one of the glass bottles.

Notes

Unfortunately the nutrition information does not include info on the ghost peppers.  Please accept my apologies for this!
If you are using dried ghost peppers, rehydrate them in warm water for 15 minutes.
You may want to wear gloves when handling the ghost peppers, and be sure not to rub your eyes after handling!
I like to have my sauce a little chunky. However, you can run the cooked hot sauce through a fine mesh strainer to remove any larger bits if you prefer.

Nutrition

Calories: 9kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 0.1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gSodium: 72mgPotassium: 16mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 215IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.03mg
Keyword ghost pepper hot sauce, ghost peppers, hot sauce, spicy
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