Basic hot sauce recipe

Hot sauce is a major part of my life haha. It takes up a whole portion of my fridge & I can't eat anything without it really. Wanted to share this basic recipe, because it's really easy & anyone can do it !

All you'll need is:

6-8 chile peppers (I used a funky mix of jalapeno, scotch bonnet, ghost pepper & cherry bell)

4 garlic cloves

1/3 cup vinegar (I used half sweet white wine vinegar & white vinegar)

1 tsp sugar (I'd leave the sugar out if you're using milder peppers)

Chop peppers & garlic and add to a small pot with vinegar & sugar. WEAR GLOVES if you're using crazy hot peppers ! Also, if you want a milder sauce remove seeds from peppers. I of course would never do that because I love hot fire.

Bring to a boil, then take down the heat to a simmer. Cover & simmer for 20 minutes.

Blend on high until smooth. I just used the smoothie cup on my nutri bullet to blend. Easy easy !

Then transfer to a jar, chill & enjoY !

This recipe is just a base really. You can double or triple it to make more. Feel free to add citrus, onion, spices. Play around with it ! Chiles are cheap, the possibilities really are endless : )

P i Z Z A !

Here's my homemade pizza w/ the vegan pepperoni I made the other dayyy <3 

It's so pretty.. and.. i'm so full : ( 

Used this whole wheat crust recipe. It's bomb & so easy

Vegan Pepperoni !

I'mmm BACK ! & active as ever in the kitchen. I've been making a lot of wheat meat & wanted to share this new recipe I found. I plan on making pizzas this week, so I figured I'd get some vegan pepp goin. What you'll need is:

Wet ingredients:

1/2 cup vegetable broth

1 tbl olive oil

1 tbl tomato paste

1 tbl vegan worcestershire (whole foods has a really good one)

Dry:

1 cup vital wheat gluten

2 tsp italian seasoning

2 tsp smoked paprika

1 1/2 tsp granulated garlic

1 tsp coriander seed

1 tsp crushed fennel

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp salt

1tsp fresh cracked pepper

1 tsp granulated onion

1 tsp chili flakes (I used my iberico chili from Barcelona.. yummmmy)

Here's what I used (almost all forgot some things) - I also precut some parchment paper & aluminum foil for rolling. About 6"x6" for the parchment and a little larger for the foil.

 First mix up the dry ingredients, then in a seperate bowl - the wet. Add wet to dry and give it a good mix. If it's too dry add a little more veg stock until integrated.

 Knead for a minute or 2, then start rollin ! Wrap tightly in parchment followed with aluminum foil, then tightly twist the ends. You should be able to make about 4-5 at the size below

Then add about 3 cups of water to a large pot & bring to a boil. Put metal colander with wrapped pepperoni inside. Cover and take temp down to medium & let cook for 45 minutes. Make sure to check your water midway - it evaporates, so you might have to add a cup or 2 more. 

Unwrap & let chill in fridge for an hour before slicing. Cook in cast iron with olive oil to get a crisp on them & enjoy in sandwiches or salads ! If baking on a pizza, just drizzle a little oil on top to get a nice crisp : )

Here's a link to my homemade pizzas post if you'd like to throw these on one of thoseee