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Hot Sauces

Chile crunch, salsa verde, and dill pickle hot sauce offer different ways to bring heat to the table. The recipes vary in ingredients and texture as well as the character of their chile flavor.

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  • Smoky Chile Crunch Salsa Macha

    This smoky, nutty, deeply savory Salsa Macha is the kind of Mexican pantry staple that quietly becomes an obsession. Built from toasted dried chiles, sesame seeds, pepitas, garlic,…

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  • Texas Heat Sous-Vide Salsa Verde

    This Texas heat version brings bold chile flavor without sacrificing balance. Serrano, Jalapeño, and roasted poblano combine with sous-vide precision to create a deep, fiery salsa verde that…

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  • Dill Pickle Hot Sauce

    Ingredients 1 lb green hot peppers I used a mix of Jalapeño and serrano 1/2 medium yellow onion 6 garlic cloves 1/4 teaspoon mustard seed 1 teaspoon dried dill 2 cups water room temp 1 Tablespoon sea salt 2 cups dill pickle brine divided 5-10 large…

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  • Fermented Kiwi Jalapeño Hot Sauce

    Fermented Kiwi Jalapeño Hot Sauce

    Kiwis are some of the most fun and lively tasting fruits we know. Their bright, tropical flavor and acidity make them the perfect addition to a batch of…

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  • Double Berry Habanero Fermented Hot Sauce

    Double Berry Habanero Fermented Hot Sauce

    Roughly inspired by a Louisiana-style hot sauce like Tabasco, this fermented condiment gets its intense color and fruity flavor from berries. Ingredients For The Mash 8 ounces (225g)…

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  • Instant Pot Hot Sauce

    Instant Pot Hot Sauce is tasty and easy to make. A versatile pressure cooker hot sauce recipe that you can make from any variety of chile pepper. Customize…

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  • Sriracha Sauce

    Sriracha Sauce

    This homemade version of the insanely popular Thai hot chile-garlic sauce is thinner and fresher-tasting than store-bought. It needs a few days to ferment at room temperature, but…

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  • Fiery Hot “Sriracha”

    The hot red sauce from the green-topped bottle now squeezed on everything from Thai noodles to tacos to burgers is the breakout condiment star of the last 10…

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