Re: [CH] How to make your own Tabasco sauce

Dave Hendricks (bvdrangs@enter.net)
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 06:31:24 -0400

> Found this while looking for my sweet pickle relish recipe (I found a
> great one if any body wants a copy, kinda off topic I spose).
> Fermented Pepper Sauces (Tabasco)
> Original McIlheny method ->  Grind peppers. Add 1/2 cup kosher 

I think that I would add some toasted oak chips, the kind used by 
home winemakers to mimic barrel type aging in their wines. The 
effect takes about a week so this should work. You end up 
straining out the solids and the oak would not end up in the final 
sauce, just the flavor.


Dave Hendricks
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