Fresno Hot Sauce Recipe With BIG Flavor

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In this video, we're making a simple Fresno pepper hot sauce from scratch! This hot sauce recipe is incredibly flavorful, while only using a few simple ingredients. The star of the show is the Fresno pepper, a red ripe chili popular in Fresno, CA, and perfect for hot sauce making. While you can use red jalapeños as an alternative, they are harder to find. Hope you enjoy!

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Timestamps:

0:00 About our Fresno hot sauce
1:14 Ingredients
2:07 Making the sauce
4:27 Blending and tasting

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[ullo-ragnartelliskivi]

finally, a man that understands its about the flavours as much as it is about the heat

[genaro]

Hello from Fresno, California! My hometown and the birthplace of Fresno peppers! Great hot sauce creation.

[NotEpimethean]

I saw fresno peppers at the grocery store a few months ago and picked them up to try them. They're now one of my favorite peppers, and I can't wait to grow them next year.

[DonPandemoniac]

Sounds very good, charring the vegetables does provide a whole other dimension of flavors. I can recommend blending fermented peppers with charred or roasted ingredients, it's a fantastic combination.

[Mudskippered]

i made this after watching about 20 vids. very happy with the results! ty

[cyrus]

I think Fresno’s are one of the most underrated peppers out there.

[dwaynelejeune]

Will def add this in my garden next season! I’ve tried two of your sauces recipes with great success. Thx for sharing

[thelostone]

I’ve started to do a 2-stage hand washing process after handling peppers; a good scrubbing of vegetable oil and then soap. As best as I can tell (I do rub my eyes a lot), this removes any capsaicin on the ol’ fingers.
Fresnos are a great pepper for hot sauce and this is an inspiration because I want to get my hands on sone Fresnos now! Sadly, the grocery store where I use to buy them no longer carries them. So I’m going to have to grow them next year.

[gregsobel]

I just picked a batch of Big Jim peppers and added a few small jalapeño M. Didn’t want to wait to ferment so I used them in this recipe. Blackening them in the saucepan gives them an incredible flavor, I also only had a shallot which added some needed sweetness. One of the best hot-sauce recipes I’ve ever made. Thanks, this one’s a keeper!

[RickTimmins-cu]

I just started a fermented Fresno hot sauce, I also add fresh garlic and cilantro. When it is fully fermented I drain it and add back 1 cup of the brine and 1 cup white vinegar. I like to blend and leave the solids in it.

[shoubi]

I follow you since France, and i love your videos ! I’m crazy fan of peppers too, unfortunatly, your book isn’t in french :( . Continues to do your good work bro ✌️👊 🌶️

[desertfox]

If I can find some Fresno's I'll make some! Thanks for sharing!

[blackmamba]

Always enjoy your videos. Gives me new ideas in doing salsa

[ardenthebibliophile]

I ferment hot sauce from the garden. A general recipe (LOTS of wiggle room, have fun) is (all by weight)
75% peppers, 15% onion, 9% carrot, 1% garlic. Blitz to smoothe, add 5% of total veg mass in salt and let ferment, typically 1-4 weeks. Bottle and serve. It tastes vastly different depending on the pepper bill but is a fun recipe

[hellobuddy]

That looks amazing and I love the way you (unlike most chefs) let the ingredients cool down before putting it in a plastic blender so that the plastic doesn’t release any toxins and make the flavors dull. My only tip is to just cot of the top of the pepper and then use a peeler to get in the gut of the pepper and remove the seed, it will save you time and your hands won’t be burned.

[PacificGardening]

That beard is looking Hollywood, my man. Excited to see a new video.

[paultjanssen]

Well I know what I'm growing next year. Thank ya

[dangerzon]

Have you tried making tabasco sauce? I didn't find one in a search. I'm curious if it would be the same flavor as when you buy the brand. I love these videos. Thank you!

[zprince]

I would suggest using shallot instead of onion and for added seasoning allspice and ginger is always good in hot sauce. I also prefer lacto fermentation over vinegar. But with vinegar you can try adding canned fruits like peaches, pineapple or pears. I say canned because they are sterile.

[cato]

I’ll add some Chile de Arbol to amp up the heat.