Roasted Ghost Pepper Sauce – Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
48
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Calories
2 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Condiments
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Cuisine
American
Roasted Ghost Pepper Sauce – Recipe
Description
This sauce recipe starts by roasting sliced ghost peppers, carrots, and garlic cloves at 350°F until the carrots are softened, which takes about 20 minutes. Roasting deepens the flavors and gives a slight sweetness that contrasts the intense heat of the ghost peppers. After roasting, the ingredients are roughly chopped and combined in a food processor with apple cider vinegar, lemon extract or fresh lemon juice, salt, and water. The mixture is blended until smooth, with additional water added to adjust thickness according to taste and use.
The resulting sauce is notably hot due to the ghost peppers, balanced by the natural sweetness of roasted carrots and the tang from vinegar and lemon. It works well as a spicy addition to various dishes where a sharp, smoky heat is desired. The recipe yields about one cup of sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces ghost peppers about 5-6 average sized ghost peppers
- 6 ounces carrot about 1 medium sized carrot
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon lemon extract or use the juice from 1 lemon
- salt to taste
- ½ cup water for thinning, or use more as desired
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Slice the ghost peppers in half lengthwise (be sure to wear gloves!) and place them on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
- Peel and slice the carrots in half and set them on the baking sheet.
- Slice the ends off of the garlic cloves and set them on the baking sheet. This will let them squeeze out of their skins easily.
- Bake the veggies for 20 minutes, or until the carrots have sufficiently softened.
- Remove and give the carrots and ghost peppers a rough chop. Set them into a food processor.
- Squeeze the garlic out of their skins into the food processor.
- Add the apple cider vinegar, lemon extract, salt to taste and about a quarter cup of water. Process until smooth.
- Adjust the consistency of the sauce with a bit more water to your personal preference. Enjoy!
Notes
- Wear gloves when handling ghost peppers to avoid skin irritation.
- Adjust water amount to achieve your preferred sauce thickness.
- The sauce will be very hot; use sparingly according to heat tolerance.
- This recipe produces approximately one cup of sauce.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 48Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 2 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 2kcal | 0% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 14mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 595IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 1.2mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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