Sea-Salt–Fermented Red Hot Sauce

Fermented vegetable condiments aren’t just full of flavor and gut-healthy probiotics. They’re a time-honored method of preserving spring and summer harvests (in anticipation of winter) that predates modern refrigeration. We see them a lot in ancient cultures—think Korean kimchi. But did you know that fermentation has been heavily relied on by Southerners since the early days of settlement? And it’s not just limited to vegetables. That country ham biscuit you crave every Saturday morning wou