Fermented Hot Sauce

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1 pint

    jar. Scale up as needed, however, make sure that you maintain the same brine ratio.
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Seed to Table: A Seasonal Guide to Organically Growing, Cooking, and Preserving Food at Home

By Luay Ghafari

Published 2023

  • About

A summertime favorite, fermented hot sauce is easy to make and adds a spicy kick to tacos, soups, stews, and more. It’s also an excellent way to preserve peppers long-term in the fridge. Please read the fermentation primer on the previous pages before proceeding with this recipe.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (480 ml) filtered or spring water
  • 1 tbsp (

Method

Instructions

  1. In a nonreactive pot, combine 2 cups of water with 1 tbsp of kosher salt, pickling salt, or sea salt. Warm to dissolve the salt and then set aside to cool.
  2. While the brine cools, prepare the peppers. Cut your peppers into rings or chunks. Size doesn’t matter since we will eventually blend them (see