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2022-09-12T04:08:54.000Z
Jason Plumb
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I made serrano hot sauce
https://noisybox.net/blog/2022/09/i_made_serrano_hot_sauce
2022-09-12T04:08:54.000Z
<p>I took advantage of the miserable climate change situation to grow some hot peppers
this summer. I grew 5 kinds of peppers, just planted from young starts into pots
around the beginning of summertime. The ghost pepper (bhut jolokia) plant was quite
a failure (only 2 fruit on the entire healthy plant, which don't seem to want to
ripen yet), but the rest did quite well...especially since I'm such a novice and
I've only grown peppers maybe once or twice before.</p>
<p>First up, a very modest and reasonable harvest of serrano chili peppers. I have been
picking a pepper here and there not sure what yet to do with these, other than throw
them randomly into foods. Finally decided to make some hot sauce!</p>
<p>Here's the first main harvest, along with some additional ingredients for the
sauce (water/vinegar/salt/spices not shown):</p>
<p><a href='https://noisybox.net/blog/images/20220911-serrano_before.jpg'><img alt='20220911-serrano_before_1024.jpg' src='https://noisybox.net/blog/images/20220911-serrano_before_1024.jpg'/></a></p>
<p>There are still maybe 5-10 smaller/younger viable peppers on the plant that I'll
wait a bit longer to harvest.</p>
<p>The mostly followed <a href="https://www.mexicanplease.com/serrano-hot-sauce-recipe/">this recipe</a>
but I quadrupled the garlic and I used half an onion instead of a quarter and I used
Italian oregano because we didn't have Mexican oregano on hand (I know, I'm sorry,
I am a monster). This is a vinegar-based sauce, but I'm not sure the pH is high enough for
long term storage.</p>
<p>I bought a case of "woozy bottles" locally from <a href="https://fhsteinbart.com/">FH Steinbart</a>
in Portland and managed to make just under 3 bottles.</p>
<p><a href='https://noisybox.net/blog/images/20220911-serrano_after.jpg'><img alt='20220911-serrano_after_1024.jpg' src='https://noisybox.net/blog/images/20220911-serrano_after_1024.jpg'/></a></p>
<p>I'm quite happy with how this turned out. The taste is flavorful... and hot! Next up will
either be a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peri-peri#Peri-peri_sauce">peri peri sauce</a> from the
birds eye chilies I grew, or one or two types of habanero sauce. Stoked!</p>