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I originally made this hot sauce with blackberries/loganberries. No reason why cranberries wouldn't work, since they've got a similar acidity.
Knowing me, this is probably pretty hot, so feel free to cut down the heat from the chile de arbol and habaneros.
You might also find you need a bit more liquid.
Knowing me, this is probably pretty hot, so feel free to cut down the heat from the chile de arbol and habaneros.
You might also find you need a bit more liquid.
Ingredients:
500 gms (about 1lb) cranberries, rehydrated for 30 minutes in hot water
300 mls (about 1 ¼ cups) vinegar
225 mls ( about 1 cup) water
175 gms (1 large) onion, diced
75 gms (2 ½ ozs) chile de arbol
50 gms (1 ¾ ozs) chile guajillo
50 gms (1 ¾ ozs) dried habaneros
50 gms (1 ¾ ozs) fresh red or green chiles (anything you can get hold of)
1 tbsp salt
2 tsps peppercorns( I used Szechuan, because I had some)
100 gms (3.5 ozs) fresh red bell pepper
½ tsp coffee (NOT Maxwell house!)
10 gms (1 square) dark chocolate
50 gms (3-4 tbsps) sugar
1 tbsp vegetable oil
Method:
- In a medium pan, cook the cranberries, vinegar , half the water and the peppercorns for about 10 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Dry toast the chiles until they begin to smoke. Remove, pull off the stems and grind in a molcajete or spice grinder.
- In the same pan you used for the cranberries, heat the oil and fry the onion, fresh chiles and bell pepper for about 6-8 minutes, until soft.
- Now add all the other ingredients. Mi well together and cook for about 15 minutes, until all the ingredients are soft. Blend to a smooth paste, adding extra water/vinegar if necessary.
- Bottle and save.