Homemade Habanero Hot Sauce

A spicy sauce that I use on eggs, tacos, nachos, or as a marinade for chicken. The spiciness of this recipe can be adjusted based on how you prepare your peppers. Always be careful when preparing hot peppers!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 7 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• lemon, juiced
• 2 jalapeno peppers, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 2 habanero peppers, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 2 serrano peppers, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 6 tomatoes, stems removed
• 1 ½ fluid ounces whiskey (such as Jack Daniel's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a skillet over low heat. Cook and stir jalapeno peppers, habanero peppers, serrano peppers, and garlic in the hot oil until slightly tender and fragrant, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Blend tomatoes in a blender until pureed and smooth.

Step 3

Mix pureed tomatoes, lemon juice, and lime juice into pepper mixture; bring to a low simmer. Stir whiskey into tomato mixture and simmer for 15 minutes.

Step 4

Strain sauce through a fine-mesh strainer, reserving the solids and transferred strained sauce back to the skillet. Blend the solids in a blender until smooth.

Step 5

Transfer pureed solids to the sauce and simmer for 15 minutes. Cool sauce completely; pour into jars or bottles and store in the refrigerator.