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