Some months ago Ian returned from a trip to the local supermarket with a previously undiscovered chilli sauce. It was completely new to us, but we have since found that it has quite the worldwide following. Now we too are added to its unfalteringly enraptured consumers. "But its just chilli sauce", I hear you say, "What can be so special?" Well, ladies and gentlemen, behold..... Sriracha sauce!!!
The ingredients claim only to be chilli and garlic, but I swear down there is some kind of class A drug in there because man, it is ADDICTIVE!!
Due to either the fact that Sriracha goes with EVERYTHING, or just our addictions making us believe so, we use it quite often. In all fairness, the bottle has lasted a while due to only needing a small amount - it is quite potent! - but I thought I'd have a bash at making my own.
There's plenty of recipes and people's own interpretations/how-to's online so rather than unnecessarily repeating here, I'll just link to the one I used. After looking at a few I went quite simply with the one that looked the easiest!
It really was very simple and the end result is definitely worth a go. I only made a small amount in case it was a disaster, but I'm already planning a second, bigger, batch - with some adjustments...
The recipe I used specified a particular type of chilli, which I couldn't get hold of. I just used regular red chillies from the local Asian store and they have it a really fresh zingy taste, but no real depth. For my next batch I'm going to oven roast half the chillies and see if that achieves the delicious smokiness of the Flying Goose.
Our half jar is already almost gone, so I'd better get a move on!
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