Habanero Hot Sauce

Submitted by Lumpy

This is a thick, pureed sauce that is pretty hot, but not "stupid." The sugars from the roasted veggies mellow it out and give it a nice flavor.

Ingredients

• 10 habanero peppers
• 10 cloves garlic
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp. dried cilantro
• .25 large onion
• 1 tspn. olive oil
• 1 pinch kosher salt

Prep Work

• roast the garlic and all the peppers (toss in oil, place in 350 degree oven for 45 mins)
• remove garlic form paper
• skin the roasted red pepper
• top, core and seed the red pepper, julianne into thick strips.
• top the habaneros
• slice onion thin

Cooking

• in a medium saucepan, sweat the onion with the salt and oil for 5 - 10 minutes over low heat
• add garlic, sweat for 5 minutes
• add rest of ingredients and bring to a boil
• lower heat to medium, and simmer until liquid is reduced by half, stirring occasionally
• turn off heat, and allow to cool completely
• process in blender or food processor to desired smoothness.
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