Learn how to make the best Jalapeño Hot Sauce! This recipe is super easy, requires only 5 ingredients and tastes so much better than store-bought hot sauce. 

This jalapeño hot sauce is inspired by the one served at our favorite taqueria, Pancho’s. It’s not thin and watery like most bottled hot sauces. It has a thicker texture since it’s made up of pureed jalapeño peppers and does not get strained. I always have a batch of this hot sauce on hand to spice up all of my favorite foods!

I love it because

• It’s easy to make.
• Keeps for months.
• You can control how spicy it is.
• Only requires 5 simple ingredients.
• Tastes so much better than store-bought hot sauce.
• It’s gluten free and vegan.

Jalapeño Sauce Ingredients

This recipe only requires 5 simple ingredients:

1. Jalapeños
2. Garlic
3. Vinegar
4. Water
5. Salt.

Those last two barely even count. It’s a basic technique and guideline so you can play around with the ingredients and adjust them to suit your taste.

This recipe can also be made with other chili peppers instead of jalapeños, or can be made with a combination of peppers. You can use serrano chillies, habanero chillies, fresno chillies or any other unique variety. 

Is Jalapeño hot sauce very spicy?

This jalapeño hot sauce can be made as spicy or as mild as you like. Because jalapeños vary widely in their spiciness, I recommend tasting a small piece first to determine how hot your batch is. 

For a milder hot sauce, remove the seeds and ribs before blending. For a spicier hot sauce, leave all of the seeds and ribs in.

Jalapeño Hot Sauce Uses 

Put this hot sauce on just about anything you want! We love it on

• tacos
• burritos
• quesadillas
• eggs
• pizza
• chili
• grilled meats and seafood
• anywhere else you’d use hot sauce! 

What will you put this green hot sauce on?

As always, please be sure to rate this recipe and let me know how you like it in the comments! 

Jalapeño Hot Sauce

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews

• Author: Nicole Gaffney (ColeyCooks.com)
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 1 1/2 pints 1x
• Category: sauce
• Method: blended
• Cuisine: Mexican
• Diet: Vegan

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Learn how to make the best Jalapeño Hot Sauce! This recipe is super easy, requires only 5 ingredients and tastes so much better than store-bought hot sauce. 

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Ingredients

• 1 pound jalapeño peppers* (see note)
• 2 large cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons – 1/4 cup white vinegar, to taste
• 1/4 cup water

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Instructions

1. Remove the stems from the jalapeños and slice each in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to remove the seeds for less heat if desired *(see note).
2. Add jalapeños to a blender along with the garlic, salt, 2 tablespoons vinegar and water.
3. Blend on high until totally smooth. This may take several minutes depending on your blender. Taste and add more salt and/or vinegar if desired.
4. Transfer hot sauce to a jar and refrigerate for up to 2 months. 
5. If desired, you can ferment the hot sauce by leaving the jar out at room temperature, covered, for about a day. This will give it a deeper, more interesting flavor. Refrigerate after fermenting.
6. You can also cook the hot sauce for a milder, more mellow flavor. Pour the mixture into a sauce pan and cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until the color changes to a deeper, duller green; about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool before transferring to a jar.
7. All three methods produce excellent results. Experiment with them until you find what flavor works best for you!

Notes

• Check the heat of your chiles by cutting one open and tasting a small piece. If they are very hot it’s recommended you remove the seeds and ribs. If the heat is on the more mild side, leave them whole.

Keywords: spicy, condiment, tacos