Making hot sauce-Sriracha is up 1st!

Sriracha is easily one of my favorite sauces, with a good amount of heat and garlic it works on a lot of different things.  To get started making the sauce, Thai chilis came to mind first. However, after tasting Sriracha and over and over trying to decipher which pepper to use, I decided that for my first attempt I will be making it with red Jalapenos or red Fresnos.

Ingredients:

1 lb red Jalapenos or Fresnos (I used Fresnos because it was all I could find)
1 red Bell pepper
4 cloves of garlic
1 T. brown sugar
2  tsp salt
4 T. white vinegar

Puree all but the vinegar in a food processor until smooth and scrape into a clean quart sized glass jar. Make sure the rim of the jar is wiped clean, cover with cheese cloth or a paper towel, and secure with a rubber band to keep bugs and dust out.  Store in a cool dark place for 4-7 days or until you like the taste of it.  Check it everyday to make sure everything is ok; nothing furry should be growing but if it is remove the fur (bad stuff) and the rest should be ok:>  When you like the taste place in a sauce pan on medium heat with vinegar and bring to a boil.  I wanted a smoother consistency so I used a immersion blender.  Strain the mixture and reserve the strained liquid because it is essentially Tabasco.  This will last indefinitely and the Sriracha mixture refrigerated should last for 4-5 months.

* I will try this with a little more of the peppers (and different peppers some time) next time for some added heat but overall I liked the outcome. 

 I did write on my book this month.  I laid out chapters and went between them as ideas came to me; I'm up to 4 pages:>  I am very excited for next months hobby- Bitters!!