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.

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:

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:

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:

• Old Fashioned Green Beans and Bacon
• Southern Fried Salmon Patties
• Cornpone Pie

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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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 mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Infusing Time21 days d

Total Time21 days d 20 minutes mins

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
• Small Saucepan
• Wooden chopstick optional to poke the peppers down into the jar
• Funnel

Ingredients

• Fresh tabasco peppers or cayenne serrano or Thai peppers
• 1 ½ cups distilled white vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon salt

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