Hilah's Texas HOT SAUCE!!! Hilah Cooking

dried chile de arbol

🥗Healthier: fresh jalapeños

💰Cheaper: dried guajillo chiles

Fresh jalapeños provide heat with fewer calories.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: lemon juice

Apple cider vinegar offers acidity with distinct flavor.

Break the stems off the dried chiles and place them in a heatproof bowl.

Cover the chiles with boiling water and let them soak for about three hours.

Transfer the soaked chiles into a blender, leaving the soaking water behind.

Add previously boiled water, apple cider vinegar, and salt to the blender.

Blend until smooth, being careful of the heat and pressure in the blender.

Pour the blended salsa into a mason jar, leaving about an inch at the top.

Cover the jar with a paper towel or cheesecloth and let it ferment in a cool dark place for about a week.

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