Louisiana hot sauce

Name: Louisiana hot sauce
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: ~1-1&1/2 cups
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 20 Tabasco heirloom peppers (cut into strips horizontally); 1/2 chopped habanero pepper; 1 California chile (mine was dried); 3/4 cup thinly sliced onion; 4 cloves garlic; 1/4 cup diced carrot; 2 1/2 cups water; 1 tbsp canola oil; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/2 cups vinegar

nightychef @NightyChef

I adapted this from an old hot sauce recipe. And made different variations over time. Each batch turns out great.
If you want less vinegar taste, use rice or cider vinegar. I suggest using at least half white vinegar regardless... But that's due to the creole in me :-)
you can substitute the Tabasco peppers with any pepper of your choice. Just adjust for the heat!
Make sure you make this in a well ventilated area, as the fumes can be irritating. Open a window and grab a fan if needed.

nightychef @NightyChef

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Ingredients

~25-35 mins

~1-1&1/2 cups

20Tabasco heirloom peppers (cut into strips horizontally)
1/2chopped habanero pepper
1California chile (mine was dried)
3/4 cupthinly sliced onion
4 clovesgarlic
1/4 cupdiced carrot
2 1/2 cupswater
1 tbspcanola oil
1/2 tspsalt
1 1/2 cupsvinegar

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Steps

~25-35 mins

1

Over medium high heat, add oil, peppers, Chile, onion, and carrot, only omitting the garlic.
2

Saute for 3 mins, stirring constantly.
3

Add garlic. Saute for 2 more minutes.
4

Add the water.
5

Stir frequently over medium high heat for about 20-30 minutes, or until the liquid is almost all gone.
6

Remove from heat, let it reach room temperature.
7

Add the melded mixture to a blender. Hand blender works fine (I use a nutri-bullet). Work until smooth.
8

Add vinegar. Blend well.
9

Pour mixture through a mesh sieve into a bowl/jar/bottle. May need to rotate the sieve as you pour to get all the liquid through.
10

(Optional) I tend to rinse the sieve, and repeat step 9. The sauce tends to last longer, while no notice of much loss of flavor as it ages.
11

Refrigerate. Age for a 1-2 weeks. The flavor melds, and everything gets better over time.
12

Enjoy!
13

This hot sauce can last years in your fridge, if it lasts that long..