In the Kitchen: Murder Sauce

In the kitchen today, we welcome Chef C.J Lewis from Diego’s Eastside making Murder Sauce their house made hot sauce.

Ingredients:

• 30 dried arbol chilies
• 40 dried habaneros
• 4 tbsp. salt
• 3 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. black pepper
• 2 tbsp. onion powder
• 2 tbsp. garlic powder
• 2 tbsp. ancho powder
• 2 tbsp. chipotle powder
• 2 tbsp. cayenne
• 2 tbsp. crushed red pepper
• 2 tbsp. chili powder
• 4 cups white vinegar
• 8 cups water

Instructions:

1. Put all ingredients in a large pot.
2. Bring to a boil, then drop to a low simmer for 1-1 ½ hours.
3. Add water if it reduces down more than 25%.
4. Blend for at least 10 min on high make sure it’s completely smooth with no grit left in it.