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Tabasco Peppers in Vinegar

Remember those charming pepper vinegar jars popping up as kitchen décor? They’re not just pretty; they’re flavorsome.  Unleash your inner chef and prepare this amazing  Southern pepper sauce. Tabasco peppers + white vinegar + salt, and you’re good to go.  Quick, easy, and a must for most Southern meals with this hot pepper vinegar recipe.

 

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Bring the heat of the South to your kitchen with our DIY tabasco peppers in vinegar recipe. This easy recipe delivers a condiment that packs a punch and takes your Southern meals to a whole new level. From black-eyed peas to fried catfish, drizzle our hot pepper vinegar and experience the irresistible sizzle of Southern flavors.
 
When I was a kid growing up, my mother always had a jar of  these tabasco peppers in vinegar in the fridge.   Dad would add a liberal amount of the juice to so many dishes such as black eye peas, pinto beans and especially cooked greens.  I’m not really sure if Mother made new batches or if she just continued to add vinegar to the same little peppers.  
 
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I really didn’t realize it was a Southern thing until I was well up in my 20’s.  Since both my parents were from Arkansas, what was normal in our home usually had southern roots.    Southern pepper sauce was always a staple in our home and dad loved it.  
 
 
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And now these pepper vinegar jars are showing up as kitchen decorations.   How funny, what started out as a  southern condiment is now high end decor.    But they are easy to make and whether you use them as a condiment or decor, these little babies will be enjoyed.    And I have to admit, they are simply gorgeous. 
 
 
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Every year we grow plenty of peppers in the garden and one of our favorites are these tabasco peppers.  These plants produce a colorful array of peppers and you could either use yellow or orange peppers.  But we usually wait till they turn red to pick them for our hot pepper vinegar.  
 
 

Tabasco Peppers in Vinegar Recipe:

Ingredients:

  • Fresh tabasco peppers but cayenne, serrano or Thai peppers are idea. 
  • 1 ½ cups distilled white vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Equipment needed:

  •  Cruet jar or decorative jar with a stopper- always use a jar with a cork or glass stopper never metal
  • Small saucepan
  • Wooden chopstick, optional to poke the peppers down into the jar
  • Funnel

 

How to make hot pepper vinegar:

 

bunch of red peppers

 

Instructions:

  • Wash the tabasco peppers and spread them out on a tea towel to dry.  Wash and dry your cruet jar or any glass jar with a stopper. 
  • Drop the red peppers in the clean jar and use the wooden chopstick to pack them to the bottom.  Continue to pack and fill to the top. 
  • Measure the vinegar into a small saucepan and heat just to boiling, add salt, stir and remove from heat.
  • Pour the vinegar salt mixture into the jar over the peppers. 
  • Close the jar with the stopper and let stand at room temperature for at least 3 weeks then it can be refrigerated.  Or leave at room temperature for up to 6 months. 

 

How to use this Southern Pepper Sauce:

 

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Uses for Hot Pepper vinegar:

Use as a condiment for cooked spinach, mustard green or collards.   And other Southern dishes such as black eyed peas,  Hopping john, fried catfish, red beans and rice or Texas pinto beans and ham hocks.

 

Other Southern Dishes:

 

Bring the authentic taste of the South into your kitchen with this simple tabasco peppers in vinegar recipe. This age-old southern pepper sauce, loved by many as a condiment and now making waves as a kitchen decor, is a perfect blend of taste and convenience. For a culinary experience that’s as rewarding as it is delicious, PIN this pepper sauce recipe and let it spice up your Southern meals.

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5 from 3 votes

Tabasco Peppers in Vinegar

Make southern pepper sauce by adding tabasco peppers in vinegar. This hot pepper vinegar recipe is easy and a must for most Southern meals.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Infusing Time21 days
Total Time21 days 20 minutes
Course: Condiment
Cuisine: American, Southern, Texas
Keyword: hot pepper vinegar, Peppers in Vinegar, Southern Pepper Sauce, Tabasco Peppers in Vinegar
Servings: 24
Calories: 3kcal
Author: Evelyn Osborn

Equipment

  • Cruet jar or decorative jar with a stopper- always use a jar with a cork or glass stopper never metal
  • Wooden chopstick optional to poke the peppers down into the jar

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Wash the tabasco peppers and spread them out on a tea towel to dry. Wash and dry your cruet jar or any glass jar with a stopper.
  • Drop the red peppers in the clean jar and use the wooden chopstick to pack them to the bottom. Continue to pack and fill to the top.
  • Measure the vinegar into a small saucepan and heat just to boiling, add salt, stir and remove from heat.
  • Pour the vinegar salt mixture into the jar over the peppers.
  • Close the jar with the stopper and let stand at room temperature for at least 3 weeks then it can be refrigerated. Or leave at room temperature for up to 6 months.

Notes

Use as a condiment for cooked spinach, mustard green or collards. And other Southern dishes such as black eyed peas, Hopping john, fried catfish, red beans and rice or Texas pinto beans and ham hocks.

Nutrition

Calories: 3kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg

5 from 3 votes
Recipe Rating




Donna

Friday 20th of October 2023

I fixed these peppers. I did not check to see if my top leaked. I was admiring a jar and turned it upside down. The vinegar leaked out. Does this mean that these jar of peppers are bad and should be thrown out?

Evelyn

Sunday 22nd of October 2023

As long as you caught it quickly it should be ok, but be sure and look for signs of spoilage.

Denise

Friday 13th of October 2023

Can I use dehydrated peppers to do yjis?

Evelyn

Saturday 14th of October 2023

I'm not sure, I have never tried it but I don't believe it would be as good.

Sharon

Thursday 21st of September 2023

Thank you so much for this recipe! I'm a displaced southern girl living in Idaho with nowhere to buy pepper sauce (as my Georgia family calls it). It has become ridiculously priced online. The next three weeks is going to crawl before I can use. Thank you again!

Evelyn

Saturday 23rd of September 2023

Yay!! You are so welcome! Use Southern girls have to stick together! Enjoy!

Molly

Friday 26th of August 2016

I grew up with these. It's been too long, gotta make them.