Serrano Hot Sauce

This serrano hot sauce recipe blends serrano peppers, vinegar, garlic, and salt. It's boiled, then strained, and the resulting sauce is hot, hot, hot!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 14 serrano chile peppers, stemmed
• 6 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1.5 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1.5 cups distilled white vinegar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place peppers, garlic, and salt in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped. With the motor running, slowly pour vinegar through the feed tube; process until smooth, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Pour sauce into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool. Transfer to a jar; refrigerate for at least 1 day.

Step 3

Strain sauce through a fine-mesh strainer. Store refrigerated.