Hot sauce

3 lbs hot peppers (I used habanero peppers, seeded), 6 lg onions, 2 whole garlic heads, juice from 12 limes, 6 c water, 2 c cider vinegar, 1/2 c salt, 1 c sugar.

After removing seeds I cold smoked the peppers for about 1 1/2 hrs in heavy smoke. They were cooked but not mushy or dried out. Cut onions into 1/3's, skewered and grilled until cooked through and slightly charred. Same with garlic (about 30 cloves). Ground all of this up in a food processor until it was nearly a purée. Add to a large pot on medium low heat and add remaining ingredients. Simmer for about 1/2 hr and add to 1/2 pt jars, seal and water bath for 10 minutes or so. Made 24 1/2 pt jars. Flavor Is much better after sitting for a few days.

With the habanero peppers this is very hot!! Jalapeño or cayenne peppers would be much milder. I'd probably cut down on some of the sugar with the milder peppers.

been wondering what i'm gonna do with my Bhut Jolokia, Naga Morich, Trinidad Moruga Scorpions at the end of the summer. i think i may know now. thanks.

Nuclear is right!! Initially I didn't have a recipe to go by as I was trying to replicate a sauce a guy in Ar used to make. I can tell you after many tastings and adjustments i was in no shape to drive anywhere after trying to tame the heat with beer. I'm just glad I wrote it down! I did make another version of it with a bunch of misc mixed hot peppers I had left late in the season last fall. Everything was the same except I didn't smoke the peppers and omitted most of the sugar. Turned out quite good and with a whole lot less heat. I still like the smoked version better but this has it's place too. Good luck!!

If it's 1/2 as good as it sounds I'll be thrilled! Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to try this.

Perfect timing. I will plant extra hot pepper plants this year to try your recipe. Thanx!

Thanks been looking for a good hot sauce recipe for a while now