DipsGluten FreeHabanero

Habanero Hot Sauce

By Instant Pot Culinary Team

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40 Servings

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10 min

Habanero Hot Sauce
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Recipe Details

Course: Sides, Snacks

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 17 min

Cooking Technique: Pressure Cook

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Yield: 40 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 5 shallots, sliced
  • 5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  • 5 roma tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 5 habaneros, destemmed and roughly chopped
  • 2 lemons, juiced
  • 3 limes, juiced
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • ½ cup red wine vinegar
  • Salt, to taste
Who needs to ferment their hot sauce when this one is ready in under 30 minutes? Five habaneros will add a good amount of heat. Use less if you prefer the sauce to be less spicy, or more if you love heat.

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat the inner pot on Sauté – High/More for 10 minutes. Add the vegetable oil, sliced shallots, and chopped garlic. Sauté for five minutes, stirring constantly, until golden brown.
  2. Add the chopped tomatoes, habaneros, lemon juice, lime juice, brown sugar, and fish sauce. Cook for 1-2 minutes more minutes, then press Cancel.
  3. Add the red wine vinegar and stir to combine.
  4. Pressure Cook on High for 5 minutes. Allow the pot to naturally release for 5 minutes, then flip the valve to release the remaining steam.
  5. Press Saute – High/More for 10 minutes. Allow the sauce to boil and reduce until slightly thickened and darker in color, about 5 minutes. Set your own alarm as the sauce will start cooking while the pot heats up.
  6. Transfer the mixture to a blender. Blend on high speed for at least one minute, or until the sauce is silky smooth. Add salt to taste as needed. Store in airtight containers, or freeze until ready to use.

About the chef

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

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