Make Your Own Habanero Hot Sauce

[@JorgeGarcia-lw7vc]

This dude is amazing. Food is done magnificently, very authentic, but still allowing for a lot of flexibility since he is mindful of availability and various preferences. I love that he speaks Spanish and pronounces words correctly and respectfully. As a Mexican, this man is amazing and his work in spreading the wonders of Mexican food is just wonderful to everyone. If only all Mexican restaurants in the world could watch his videos the world would be a better place. Gracias y fuerte abrazo.

[@cubanmama4564]

I am so grateful for this video. I grew a habanero pepper in a pot. It was very prolific and now I can use the harvest. I LOVE the taste of habaneros despite the heat.

[@matthewvanrensburg3824]

Habenero chilli+fruit = some of the most amazing jams ever. Strawberry Habenero Jam with freshly baked warm shortbread and vanilla icecream, oh my gawd... Pineapple Habenero Jam... oh...

[@TheCatWitch63]

Please share the recipe!! I love spicy-fruity and savory-fruity jams and dishes, and would love to learn how to make that jams.

[@josecintron85]

I made a very large badge of a similar sauce last year and added pineapple and mango to it for a bit of sweetness. It is incredibly delicious. I gave a bottle to my neighbor and he just asked me if I am going to make more this year.

[@BobSchaar]

You just answered a question I had. Normally I use the ferment process but for my next batch I am using the "boil" process. I have my peppers (Scotch Bonnet/Habenero/Fresno/Jalapeno) rough chopped and in a pan already. I still need to add garlic/carrot. When I get home from work I will add the vinegar/water mixture and salt and I wanted to add blueberries for an added flavor. Should I add them during the boiling process or wait and add them in the blending process?

[@josecintron85]

@@BobSchaar I did both I added some of the fruit (about half) during the cook process and the rest just before blending.

[@Keith_KC8TCQ]

I've been making home made pepper sauce and home made pickled hot pepper relish for 30-40 years from peppers and veg from my garden. It's a great way to use them and nit aste anything. With the sauces I make some a blend of different peppers, some straight sauce of one pepper variety, some I make a pepper and veg blend sauce, others a pepper/fruit blend sauce. One of favorites is a blend of carrot, mango and habanero. the sweet and heat work well together. Oh and it is great if you mix a dash or two into a glass of anejo teguila on the rocks

[@akquattro5]

Used to watch your show on Create as a kid back in the day, I miss those good times 😭

[@Randy_RaW_Inspiration]

I've always loved habaneros, but don't use them very often. I was inspired by your video. Picked some up at the grocery store and made myself a batch of sauce today. Cooling now. Tastes great and excited to use it on all sorts of things. Thanks Rick!

[@edwardwong654]

That would make a wonderful gift idea, either giving or getting!

[@cctknight84]

I started fermenting my hot sauce last year, and really prefer the depth of flavor. You can make this recipe, but add a fermentation step to it and wow! Just understand how to calculate the salt percentage in the brine and the importance of pH in being safe.

[@rikkimontero]

Fermentation is so much better for you

[@leedoss6905]

I ferment mine too. Add lime juice and sugar.

[@barbaravanerp4598]

Exactly how do you do this? Sounds yummy

[@cctknight84]

@@barbaravanerp4598 Google (or KZbin) search will show you many ways to do this, just type in Pepper Fermentation.

[@jameshaulenbeek5931]

​@barbaravanerp4598 you have to add a specific amount of salt by weight, and then use either sterilized glass jars or a vacuum sealer (check out chillichump here on YT) and allow it to ferment/pickle. I don't remember how much time it takes, but there are plenty of videos explaining - chillichump has the best videos!

[@stuffjerrydoes7603]

I made this with a reduced amount of habaneros and it turned out great, thanks!

[@chefevielee]

This is the best hot sauce recipe ever! We have been making it for a few years. So long story short we grew tons of plants and they have not done well😂😂😂 but that's okay pepper plants live forever as long as you take care of them. I'm just gonna re plant them out of their pots into a permanent spot in the yard. Trim them back and cover them when need be. So they should do ok. We have root knot. But I will grow some more next year in pots as well. I will get my year long hot sauce harvest😂 oddly enough I bought some organic seed and they are red?

[@MichaelHirshoren]

Rick, thanks for this recipe and all of your cooking videos. You are a legend and still love your content. I lived for 20 yrs in Soho NYC and they have a restaurant called Blue Ribbon. They have a similar recipe for this hot sauce and serve it on the table. They sell it and also use it for their wings but also I put it on their fried oysters and other food. So good! ❤🌶️🫑🇲🇽

[@groverearp2600]

Prior to watching this I have made Habanero hot sauce a few times. THIS method is much simpler than how I was doing it. Thanks Rick.

[@drypotatoandjam4180]

I wish i had this on my crilled chicken right now! Looks goooooood

[@clovismeaux9532]

I did a similar thing using sweet potatoes. It came out good. I boiled them.

[@sarmatiko]

This recipe came out just in time! The season almost ended where I live and I still have a dozen of Habaneros and Ghost Pepper pods on my plants that just started to change color and they wont make it before first frost. So they all are going into the pot with some relatively hot annuum peppers (kind of like Anaheim but hotter).

[@michaelogden5958]

I used Rick's formula to make a chiltepin + pequin sauce with 4 habaneros for aroma and flavor. Delicious. The small downside is that the puree has to be smashed through a double mesh strainer because the chiltepin and pequin peppers are literally full of small seeds.

[@smokeygils]

This is awesome. Would love to see a video on your citrus habanero sauce.

[@MFJoneser]

Bless you Rick brotha we love you

[@DH-.]

I just used my gardens last habaneros to make a very spicy Jamaican jerk, (7) it let me know while I was cooking too... Definitely in a few weeks I'll have more and I'll make your recipe

[@adamjchafe]

Looks fantastic! What would be the shelf life on something like this?

[@dianadambrosio1]

Just gorgeous Rick ..

[@ezragonzalez8936]

problem is you can't use that blender jar for anything else agan!!

[@stevecunningham2759]

Made it, Easy, Great! Thanks

[@katherinemorris8905]

Rick, I've been watching you on create and now you're not there. Where did you go KZbin? Anyway, we all love you and love your food. I think I heard you on KZbin. Anyway, that sauce looks awesome! Awesome! Can't wait to try it. In fact, I'm going to get the ingredients today. Thank you! Oh we love your wife and daughter

[@b.shaffer2580]

Love Rick. If all you want is Habano and garlic sauce follow this. Not something I'd really want though.

[@gregoiropurswah472]

I miss this guy

[@sajjadal-lawati3133]

Hi Rick... Thanks for the video , can i replace the carrot with pineapple and omit the sugar from the recipe

[@madamemaai5387]

Excellent!

[@simonebourgeois9377]

My tabasco, habanero, & cayenne peppers are producing like crazy. Wonder what all 3 would taste in hot sauce 🤔😋

[@lauradana6264]

I make this for my son and husband, but I use regular vinegar, add pineapple or apple or even mango, and chicken bullion instead of salt

[@TheObserver3]

Thank you so much for this, it's just what I needed as I have an excess of these peppers now.

[@TimBeitz-vp2fw]

Love the fermented sauce. Let mine ferment 2 months with garlic.

[@DianaRussia531]

Habaneros make the best and fruitiest hot sauce. I use El Yucateco but I'm gonna make this...this weekend.

[@jillionairess]

i bought five bottles of the Green Habanero Yucateca in Cancun and carried them all the way home only to find it in the grocery store a block from my house. I love that stuff. 😊

[@morrismonet3554]

Hungarian hot peppers make a fruity tasting hot sauce too and are good for people who like less heat than Habaneros. Still hotter than Jalapeños, which are pretty one dimensional.

[@DianaRussia531]

@@morrismonet3554 nice tip. I'll try to find some. I'm with you on the jalapeño as linear at least for myself. I use plenty of habanero but don't use a jalapeño sauce but i do roast the peppers and stuff them as well since most people can tolerate the small amount of heat.

[@DianaRussia531]

@@jillionairess I stir red in ketchup when I use it (rarely tbh), and am currently addicted to their Caribbean version...very flavorful blend and perhaps a little too mild but it's addicting as hell.

[@morrismonet3554]

@@DianaRussia531 I can't get fresh Hungarians locally so just grow some myself.

[@Lacsap231]

I’m curious, how long is this sauce good for before it goes bad generally speaking?

[@askor2000]

Can confirm about other peppers. On a 3rd year of using this recipe with aji amarillo (50k vs 300k scoville) and can't recommend it enough. if you have access to fresh ones, try them!!!

[@meatgravylard]

Thats recipe makes a decent medium heat sauce. I haven't made it for years as I prefer a more spicy sauce most of the time and can find these medium habanero sauces too easily to make. I traded the last batch I made for a flan and two tortas.

[@gab_lara]

Very nice of Ethan Hawke to take a break from his acting and teach us how to make habanero sauce.

[@adrian-qt5nx]

might’ve missed it but how long do they typically last in the fridge

[@jadedmastermind]

Onion, garlic, and celery are all you need for aromatics. Possibly ginger, galangal and/or turmeric root if you want an Asian twist.

[@Rico11b]

Rick, how can we get ALL of that delicious Habanero pepper flavor WITHOUT all the fire and pain that comes with it?? What can we add that will bring down the pain and keep all that flavor??

[@Shroomunati]

got around 5 quarts of hot sauce this year out of garden🤙

[@Bransonrogers7]

In the other habanero hot sauce on your channel from a little while ago, you dry roasted the garlic? Why not this time?

[@RBtestkitchen]

Hi there, we wanted a super-streamlined approach for this recipe. Dry roasting will give you a slightly sweeter flavor and the dark spots can make the finished sauce look a bit spotty and less bright, while this approach softens the garlic's harshness without adding sweetness (and avoids using another pan). Both approaches work and bring different things to the table! - Chef Allison, Chef Rick's Test Kitchen Director

[@Bransonrogers7]

@@RBtestkitchenthank you!

[@ClariNerd]

Where did you get that container for your salt?!?

[@user-qr7fx8gx8j]

What type of blender are you using...?

[@billdivine9501]

It’s a vitamix. Highly recommend. Best blender ever!

[@timd5700]

Why do you use carrots?

[@jennabronson4704]

Pineapple is great with habaneros.

[@maxpower6576]

Careful with the fermentation though, you may pop that bottle and have it spray everywhere!

[@barbaravanerp4598]

Would love weight measurements!

[@curiouscat4377]

Does it matter to add salt during boiling or during blending?

[@RBtestkitchen]

If you add salt at the beginning of a long boil, you risk concentrating the flavors and ending up with too salty a dish, but in this case, since the cook time is short, you can add the salt at any point, really. - Chef Allison, Chef Rick's Test Kitchen Director

[@andrewmckenna1460]

How long will this store for? Does it have to be kept in the fridge?

[@RBtestkitchen]

Refrigerated, it will keep for months. It is not a shelf-stable sauce! - Chef Allison, Chef Rick's Test Kitchen Director

[@mykneeshurt8393]

I live in a part of the world where hot peppers do not grow. I LOVE habanero peppers. My favorite flavor of pepper.

[@kenmore01]

I live in northern USA and am having a great harvest of jalapenos by growing them indoors hydroponically. If you want to try it, I think it would work great for habanero's too!

[@mykneeshurt8393]

@@kenmore01 I would love to grow hydroponically. Do you have a suggestion on how to get into growing using this method? A website or video link...?

[@kenmore01]

@@mykneeshurt8393 I got an Aerogarden on Amazon. It turns the lights on and off on a timer and waters the plants with a small fountain pump. My only gripe is the light only goes up to 12" above the plants, so the plants grow past it. Once these plants have run their course, I'm going to modify it to raise the light at least another foot higher. It works great for herbs like basil too!

[@AV-nl9gc]

Was this reuploqded by any chance?

[@aaronscottmatthews7883]

How do you identify a habanero thats ripe and ready

[@KameronStepp]

I'm getting STRONG George McFly vibes

[@davidthomspson9771]

Mucho Caliente

[@chilecayenne]

Rick, do you ever do any naturally fermented hot pepper sauces?

[@RBtestkitchen]

Those can be super delicious, but we've found that's not a very traditional approach to hot sauce making in Mexico, so that's not the style of recipe we tend to develop. -Chef Allison, Chef Rick's Test Kitchen Director

[@chilecayenne]

@@RBtestkitchen Thank you for the reply...VERY interesting. I think I'll try it BOTH ways.... :)

[@hamentaschen]

The gravity point is center for flyings. A jet wings on high golden meltings. One time only please.

[@nathanielovaughn2145]

Where's the lime juice?

[@Devildog714]

1st! I'm making this Rick I was looking what to do with these bag of habaneros I got😅

[@skullandbones1832]

👍

[@spence524]

Whats an obanero? Is that like a one-word-accent take on a habanero?

[@jacobhudson5130]

Rick, there is a community looking for the frontera fajita skillet sauce like crazy. PLEASE help us out.😢

[@morrismonet3554]

No carrot needed. I make a fermented sauce exactly like Tabasco, only with Habaneros, and also a Sriracha style with sugar too. Both are amazing.

[@ezragonzalez8936]

problem is you can't use that blender jar for anything else agan!!

[@reallivebluescat]

I personally prefer scotch bonnet. Much frutier

[@anamariaguadayol2335]

💙

[@Mclem2k24]

MYO ice cream too Ouch!

[@WhiteyThePooh]

Rick are you and Shannon still friends??

[@Kendubious]

My habanero's are fire red.

[@carlos_herrera]

2:04 the green ones are good for salsa verde or an avocado salsa

[@garyharnish2395]

👍👍👍👍💯🌶️

[@leedoss6905]

There is also a red habanero.

[@scottjackson458]

...and a chocolate one and.....there's many

[@gripdept]

Omg Habs

[@ElvinRobles-r4s]

Habanero peppers whether orange or green are pretty darn HOT🔥...so call me silly for I'm not a chef, but I would probably tell viewers to wear gloves and eye protection goggles. Then again, what do I know? I'm NO Rick Bayless!! RIGHT?

[@sms9106]

Make sure guys you pee before you make this 😢.

[@eprofessio]

My butt hurts just looking at the bottle.

Definitely, love it, good way to keep sickness away

[@colinmcintyre1769]

Can I throw some cherry tomatoes in? Edit. Should I *? 😂

[@killerbanana6978]

That Apple Cider ruined it 😢

[@OlgaRangel-d8z]

Nice❤❤❤❤ mucho 🔥🔥🔥🔥 hot

[@JasonCC1234]

@rickbayless Thank you. I’ve made this several times and I love it. There are also some great ideas in the comments here.

[@katherinemorris8905]

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[@jorgeernestovaldezparetas]

Caribe cooler

[@carolynadams4669]

Why would I want to do that. No thanks.

[@SkullJelly]

I would never use Bragg's ever again. f you don't know why educate yourselves.

[@TradeMeKrazy]

Want real sauce, take a bite of chicken then rip into a full "AbinArrow" ....next

[@banhit75]

Bah was hoping for something without carrots, peaches, mango, or any other sweet stuff. Oh well

[@mikecrabtree8200]

I have never heard anyone pronounce the name of that pepper the way you do it sounds totally wrong and it makes me want to pull my hair out so I can't watch your video

[@meatgravylard]

No one cares.

[@aaronaldrich1546]

Find a safe space...lolololol

[@July4.1776]

What a goofy dude this guy is

[@xthemadplumberx7110]

Comment 1#! I have a hard time giving my habaneros, along with cucumbers…. I can only pickle so many cucumbers.

[@xthemadplumberx7110]

Fuck, I may have missed it, it’s hard to say.

[@morrismonet3554]

Give the habaneros to your man friends, and the cucumbers to your unmarried girlfriends.

[@xthemadplumberx7110]

I haven’t thought about it. I know Rick doesn’t respond… a good question would be if Mexicans eat cucumbers, and what’s the best thing to do with cucumbers besides put that tangy seasoning on them.

[@FrankNStein6695]

I'm first!

[@anniewildmush1284]

ok......

[@TheLawCoyoteTLC]

Putting boiling hot ingredients in a plastic blender jar will give your hot sauce just the right amount toxicity from leached plastic chemicals

[@HH-le1vi]

Nobody cares

[@rogertemple7193]

Habanero hot sauce is Hot Stuff.😋🌶️🧄🧅😋

[@claracruz9066]

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