Hello everyone!

Does anyone know of a good European alternative to Tabasco hot sauce that comes from Europe? Also, an online store where I could buy this sauce would be great.

Many thanks in advance!

  • Delta_V@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    1 day ago

    Yeah, that’s the fast & easy way to do it, but you should cut the tops & stems off first, IMO. If the vinegar does not get into the peppers, they can grow fuzzy on the inside.

    If you have access to a well ventilated* kitchen, you can make your own hot sauce that can be better than anything store bought. Remove the seeds** and then fry the shit out of the peppers until they start to pop and blacken, caramelizing the sugars. Then pour in a bit of water, just enough to almost cover the peppers, and when the water has evaporated the peppers will be mush. Throw the pepper mush into a blender with just enough salt & vinegar to suit your taste.

    Sweet, mild peppers like red jalapenos make a good sauce with very little vinegar. I like to dilute the more intense peppers with extra vinegar until the sauce isn’t overpoweringly hot.

    *seriously, don’t try this unless you’ve got a good exhaust fan or can do it outside

    **wear gloves

    • Øπ3ŕ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      20 hours ago

      Also, the hotter the pepper, the less time it needs in the mix, FYI.

      Likewise, opening it up to increase saturation via steeping. For example: habanero only needs a 3cm vertical slit or two (think: lantern) and just a few hours in the rum/vodka/etc. when making hotshots base. Going longer or adding more cuts (let alone fully-open) will all but ensure hours within a personal cornucopia of pain & suffering you have only yourself to blame for. 😭🤌🏼

    • Øπ3ŕ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      17 hours ago

      wear gloves

      A lesson that may only need to be taught once, if a bio-break occurs prior to triple-washing of ones hands. 😱🥹

      Personally, I learned it years ago by happening to be on-shift when a fellow cooks’ apprentice eschewed the warning (“for weak AF noobs”) and was all but reduced to hysterics as minutes after such a bio-break — his “balls’re melting” and he panicked toward the walk-in to find & apply a cold fat to numb/neutralize the oils. He chose a tub of yogurt and was quickly fired for the scene that needs no textual description…

      Don’t do it, kids. Not even for that rare $3 dare.