How to Make Homemade Tabasco with Dried Chili Peppers

Name: How to Make Homemade Tabasco with Dried Chili Peppers
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 g chili peppers (such as Takanotsume); 1 teaspoon (5 g) salt (or lemon salt); 1/3 cup water (70cc); 1/4 cup vinegar (50cc); About 3/4 inch garlic (from a tube); 1 small clove garlic, if using fresh

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This is a method for making homemade Tabasco using dried chili peppers (like Takanotsume) that you can find nearby. It can be eaten after 2 weeks, and it's said to be perfect after aging for 3 years! The origin of this recipe: As a fan of spicy foods, I make them in large quantities, and I prefer homemade spicy ingredients. Mixing several types of chili peppers makes the aroma more complex and delicious. Try using Tabasco as a chili paste for things other than pizza! It can be stored at room temperature, which is very convenient.

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Ingredients

10 gchili peppers (such as Takanotsume)
1 teaspoon (5 g)salt (or lemon salt)
1/3 cupwater (70cc)
1/4 cupvinegar (50cc)
Optional
About 3/4 inch garlic (from a tube)
1small clove garlic, if using fresh

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Steps

1

Place 10g of chili peppers (it's okay if some seeds are included) and 1 teaspoon of salt in a bowl.
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You can use powdered chili, ichimi, pepper powder, Takanotsume, or anything else, but the finer it is, the nicer the final product will look.
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Put water in a small pot and bring it to a boil. Pour the boiling water over the chili peppers and salt in the bowl to soak them. Cover immediately with a plate or similar.
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Be careful not to inhale the steam when adding boiling water and when using the blender, as it can be very spicy and make you cough.
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Cover with a small plate or similar until the water cools, and let it sit for at least 1 hour. You can leave it for a day if you prefer.
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Letting it sit for a day to soak properly will make it easier to blend finely in the blender.
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If adding garlic, grate it before adding.
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Once the chili peppers are sufficiently soaked, add vinegar and blend. (It's tough, but if you don't have a blender, you can use a mortar and pestle.)
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Straining it will make it more like commercial Tabasco, but even if you don't, the fibers will become smooth as it ages. Strain with a sieve if you like.
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Sterilize the storage jar with alcohol or boiling water to prevent bacteria from entering.
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If using fresh ingredients, do not add water and blend as is. If you use green chili peppers, it will become green jalapeño sauce.
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In our house, we use homemade Tabasco in various dishes like instant kimchi and chige nabe, so we make it in 5 times the quantity.
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2018/05/14 It became a hot topic! Thank you very much.