In an attempt to bring no new plastic into the house this month, I decided to make sriracha sauce instead of buying it.
I had alot of dried red chillis sitting forgotten on a kitchen shelf and thought it would be the perfect way to get use it up. I first soaked the chillis in a solution of white vinegar and water for one week turning the chilli peppers over once a day to let it soak in the vinegar solution. Today I ground it all up in a blender along with salt, sugar and garlic. I added some water to make the sauce more spreadable. The recipe I used is based on the one here. I did a taste test with the last bit of store bought, plastic contained sriracha sauce and the sauce I made has a more intense flavor. Mine is much, much better.
more info please! did you separate the skins from the meat of the chiles or just grind it all together. what were the basic measurements for your ingredients? thanks!
Comment by sylvia — May 12, 2008 @ 10:36 am
Sylvia: below is a rough approximation of my sriracha recipe. I just kept tasting it as I went along until it tasted like what I wanted it to.
Ingredients:
~2.5 cups of whole dried red chillies.
~1/8 cup of water and 1/8 cup white vinegar
~6 cloves of garlic
~1/4 cup of sugar
~3 tbsp of salt (I used salt crystals)
1. Soak chilli in water+vinegar solution for about 5 days, turning the chillis over once a day to let it soak in the solution.
2. Add everything to a blender (including the vinegar solution) and grind it until you get the desired consistency. I added an additional 1/2 cup warm water to get it into a creamy paste.
I didn’t separate the chilli skins from the meat. I ground it all together.
Comment by Beany — May 12, 2008 @ 11:16 am
That looks delicious. What do you eat it with? My parents and my husband love spicy food. I will try make it for them
Comment by CindyW — May 12, 2008 @ 11:11 pm
Well yesterday, my husband put a few teaspoons on his homemade pho. I like it on bean quesadillas or fried rice.
Comment by Beany — May 13, 2008 @ 5:43 am