How To Make Sriracha - Traditional Thai Chilli Sauce Recipe

red chili peppers

🥗Healthier: jalapeños

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Jalapeños are lower in heat and calories, while cayenne pepper is often more affordable.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener, while brown sugar can be less expensive.

Remove seeds from red jalapenos and bird's eye chilies.

Slice the chilies and garlic.

Pound the chilies and garlic in a mortar and pestle to bruise them, then transfer to a food processor.

Add salt (3% of the weight of the combined chili and garlic mix) while pounding.

Transfer the mixture to a sterilized glass jar.

Add palm sugar (6% of the weight of the combined mixture) and mix well.

Use ceramic weights to push down the mixture and remove air pockets.

Cover the jar with a fermentation lid or cloth and let ferment for 3 to 7 days, tasting daily.

After fermentation, add rice vinegar (10% of the weight of the chilies) to the mixture.

Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth.

Heat the mixture to evaporate water content and stop fermentation, stirring to prevent sticking.

Transfer to a sterilized jar for storage.

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