Fermented Chili Sauce

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity note while maintaining acidity.

salt

🥗Healthier: sea salt

💰Cheaper: table salt

Sea salt offers a more complex flavor.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey provides sweetness with a unique flavor profile.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: citric acid

Lemon juice offers similar acidity with a different flavor.

Pick Sereno peppers from the garden, preferably when they are fully red.

Take 1 cup of red Sereno peppers and place them in a blender.

Add 1 cup of water and 1 teaspoon of sea salt to the blender.

Blend the mixture until smooth.

Transfer the blended mixture into a jar.

Seal the jar with a lid, but not too tight to allow it to breathe.

Let the jar sit on the counter for 4 to 5 days to ferment.

After fermentation, store the jar in the refrigerator.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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