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Homemade Tabasco Sauce

Source of Recipe


From "The Chili Pepper Encyclopedia"






List of Ingredients



• 1 lb. fresh red Tabasco chiles, chopped
  
• 2 cups distilled white vinegar
  
• 2 tsp salt
  






Instructions



1. Combine the chiles and the vinegar in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in the salt and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, cool, and place in a blender. Purée until smooth, strain, and place in a glass jar. Allow to steep for 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
   
   
2. Strain the sauce again, and adjust the consistency by adding more vinegar, if necessary. The sauce keeps indefinitely in the refrigerator.
   
   Makes 2 cups.