Just before Christmas, we entertained some dear friends and one of the appetizers I made was a favourite: blistered Shishito Peppers. The peppers are sweet and sometimes hot little bites. On the average, you might get one in ten too hot to eat. Unfortunately, this package wasn’t average and the peppers were outrageously hot! The one JT consumed had him running into the kitchen for a glass of milk to sooth his burning mouth (hehehehehe)! Needless to say, we had leftovers! I whipped up this easy hot sauce to avoid tossing them. I removed the seeds and veins to avoid extreme heat, and the sauce still packs a punch. It tastes green, slightly sweet with the heat that comes from behind and surprises you, but it’s manageable.
Shishito Hot Sauce
A Kitcheninspirations original recipe
Makes about 200 mL sauce (but it depends on how much water you add and how much you cook it down)
Ingredients:
- 200 g Shishito peppers, blistered
- 20 g brown sugar
- 5 g roasted garlic purée (or finely minced raw garlic)
- 3 g salt
- Water
Directions:
- Split shishito peppers lengthwise and scrape out as many seeds as you can.
- Place seeded peppers into the Magic Bullet container. Continue until all peppers have been seeded.
- Add the sugar, garlic, salt and about 100 mL water to the peppers and blend until smooth, adding water to make a nice sauce. Taste and season as necessary.
- Cook the sauce down to about 3/4 of the original volume. Strain through a fine sieve into a sterilized container. Cool, cover tightly and refrigerate until needed. This sauce will last about 2 weeks in the refrigerator or you can freeze.
Thanks for sharing the recipe and reminding us that even spicy mishaps can lead to something amazing!
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I don’t know that I’ve ever had a shishito hot sauce, but I have a feeling this would make a good template for making many kinds of hot sauces. Thanks!
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Ooh what a great idea! Sometimes I get given some shishito peppers and apart from grilling I don’t do much else with them.
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It’s funny – I made a green hot sauce this past fall with jalapenos and shishitos! I had shishitos coming out of my ears! It was really good. Next summer I’ll use your recipe!
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What a coincidence. The peppers give the sauce a nice flavour.
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Bill is a bit gun shy about trying anything spicy—he would probably need a gallon of milk to soothe his tender palate, LOL. But I’m game!!!
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