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Grilled Habanero Hot Sauce

Cook Time16 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Condiment

Ingredients

  • 6 habanero peppers
  • 4 large carrots
  • half an onion
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • tsp Morton's kosher salt
  • ¼ cup + 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • 2 cups of water

Instructions

  • Wash, trim and halve the carrots. Quarter the onion. Place the vegetables, along with the peppers onto a sheet pan and drizzle with oil.
  • Heat a grill to 450°F and cook the carrots for 5 minutes on each side. Move the carrots to a cool part of the grill and place the onions and peppers over the flame. Grill the peppers and onions for 6 minutes, turning to ensure an even grill.
  • Pull the vegetables from the grill and allow to cool.
  • Using gloved hands, deseed the habanero peppers. Add them to a blender along with the garlic, grilled carrots and onions.
  • Add the vinegar, salt and water to the blender and puree the hot sauce until smooth.
  • Spoon the hot sauce into 4 ounce glass jars with lids. Store the hot sauce in the refrigerator and freeze the rest. This recipe makes 8 jars of sauce.