This hot sauce is the perfect blend of sweet, tangy, smoky, and spicy!
Keyword peppers, hot sauce, hot and spicy sauce, tangy, smoky, hot, easy recipe, spicy, sauce, sweet
Prep Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 2pint jars
Calories 378kcal
Author Dani Meyer
Ingredients
3quartsripened red peppers mostly jalapenos
1large onion
1/2cupapple cider vinegar start with 1/4 cup increase to taste
1lime
1tbs.cumin
2tbs.honey
Pinchof salt
Instructions
1. Grill the peppers and onion over a charcoal grill until a nice char forms. 2. Add everything to a bowl, or blender and begin pureeing. 3. Add the apple cider vinegar and lime as you blend but don't add it all at once so you can regulate how wet the sauce gets. 4. Add a tablespoon of cumin and a pinch of salt to taste. 5. Taste the sauce and cut it with honey in order to find that perfect balance of sweet, tangy, smoky, and spicy. 6. If desired, strain the sauce through a metal strainer for a smoother texture. 7. The flavors get better as the sauce ages in the fridge. 8. Enjoy!