Our hot sauce starts with cooking onions, peppers and garlic in olive oil.
Tomatoes are added for additional sweetness, body and to balance the heat from the peppers.
Vinegar is added here to give the hot sauce its signature tanginess.
Salt and sugar are added to give the hot sauce a nice balance between salty and sweet.
If you like hot sauce on the sweeter side, you could add more sugar.
To make it hotter, use more small, hot chiles.
To make it milder, use fewer small chiles or skip them entirely.
The seeds pick up some spiciness by association.
How Long Can I Store Homemade Hot Sauce?
Reduce heat to medium.
Add tomatoes, vinegar, salt and sugar to taste.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes begin to break down, about 5 minutes.
Carefully transfer the tomato mixture to a food processor or blender.
(Use caution when pureeing hot ingredients.)
(Discard solids.)
Let the sauce cool to room temperature, for about 1 1/2 hours.
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