Little House Big Alaska's Homemade Sriracha

you will need a food processor and a food mill or a sieve for this recipe. you can skip the food mill if you dont mind a few seeds or pepper skins. if you love heat, leave the habaneros in, seeds and all!

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds sweet peppers, either bell or mini peppers will work

  • ½ pound long red peppers

  • 3 cups vinegar or apple cider vinegar

  • 2 habaneros

  • 12 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

  • ½ cup sugar, subsitute with agave or honey if desired

  • 1 tbsp salt, kosher or sea salt

Directions

  • clean sweet peppers to remove seeds

  • use scissors to clean up habaneros and red peppers

  • leave seeds intact if you want spicy

  • keep in mind to keep habaneros whole if possible

  • place all peppers in dutch oven

  • mix in the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil

  • reduce heat and simmer until peppers are soft

  • cool until it can be handled

  • if you dont want heat, remove the habaneros now; they will leave behind some of their heat

  • whirl in batches in a food processor

  • run through a food mill or a sieve to remove skins and seeds

  • put in a clean sauce pan and cook until desired consistency

  • taste sauce, add salt or sweetener as needed

  • put in mason jars and seal them in a hot water bath for ten minutes