Homemade Hot Sauce

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb. assorted hot peppers, de stemmed
• 5 whole tomatoes, halved
• 1 whole garlic bulb, separated into cloves
• drizzle of olive oil
• 1 Tbs sea salt
• ½ C apple cider vinegar
• 2 Tbs raw cane sugar or palm sugar
• ½ C water

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 30 mins

Total time: 40 mins

Serves: 3 cups

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 400F or 200C.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment, lay tomatoes flat and spread hot peppers and garlic around, drizzle with olive oil and a few pinches of sea salt. Roast for 30 minutes until the peppers skin starts to brown.
3. In a blender or food processor add the chiles, tomatoes and peeled roasted garlic. Next add the apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt and water. Blend until smooth.
4. Add a bit more water for a runnier sauce.
5. Optionally you could strain out the seeds in a cheese cloth or fine mesh strainer.
6. Keeps in the fridge for about a month.

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