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puma peppers hot sauce

Puma Pepper Hot Sauce Recipe

This hot sauce is made with puma peppers (which are similar to habaneros) and has a fairly mild heat level that can be adjusted to taste.
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Course: Sauce
Keyword: hot sauce, puma peppers
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Blending Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 12 ounces

Equipment

  • disposable gloves, nitrile or latex or similar
  • 8 x 8 baking dish
  • blender (or Ninja, Magic Bullet)

Ingredients

  • 6 puma peppers - tops, ribs & seeds removed
  • 2 bell peppers, tops and seeds removed
  • 1/2 onion, medium
  • 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tsp honey, to taste
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp OPTIONAL: lime juice, tames down the heat level

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Prepare the peppers - make sure you're wearing gloves. (Hot peppers will burn your skin!)
  • Cut the puma peppers in half, and the bell peppers and onion pieces in similar sizes.
  • Place pepper and onion pieces in the 8 x 8 pan and toss with olive oil.
  • Roast in the hot oven for around 25 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
  • Add the minced garlic and cook for 5 minutes longer.
  • Check doneness level. If needed, broil the peppers for 1 to 2 minutes for extra browning.
  • Turn off the oven, crack the door, and leave the pan in the oven to cool for 5 minutes.
  • Add the roasted peppers, onion, garlic mixture to your blender. Pulse a few times to start blending, then add the other ingredients: vinegar, water, honey, salt, and optionally - lime juice.
  • If your sauce is too thick, try thinning with a tablespoon of vinegar (or more lime juice) at a time.
  • Pour into a glass jar and store in the fridge overnight to allow the flavors to meld.
  • Store in fridge and use within 2 to 3 months.

Notes

FAQS & Tips

To make your hot sauce extra hot:

  • leave the ribs and seeds in the puma peppers
  • replace some or all of the bell peppers with more puma peppers, or another hot pepper such as cayenne or jalepeno
  • don't add the honey at first, instead taste test, then add honey if you feel like it needs it

To make your hot sauce milder:

  • be sure to remove the ribs and seeds from your hot peppers before roasting
  • add extra honey, or you could also add sugar, maple sugar, or maple syrup to taste
  • add lime juice, a couple teaspoons at a time, until the heat level is more tolerable
  • dilute it with melted butter (or water, depending on the dish) right before using, to create a milder serving of hot sauce