Classic Truffle Hot Sauce Recipe

Truffle Hot Sauce Recipe. No life story or 4-page-scrolling-intro, just the darn recipe. Lets get into it.

The key to Truffle hot sauces is medium heat, and a touch of sweet. Sweetness is used to bring out the Truffle flavor, and balance some of the heat. This recipe uses Honey, but you could also use Agave, Brown Sugar, or White Sugar with good results.

Note: You can make any hot sauce a truffle hot sauce just by adding a teaspoon of truffle oil. However, this works best with mild and smokey hot sauces. Sauces with Habanero bases will be overwhelmingly hot.

Ready in: 30 mins

Heat: 🔥🔥

Ingredients:

• 3-4 Arbol chili peppers
• 1 Chipotle pepper
• 1/2 cup of white wine vinegar
• 1 cup of water
• 2 teaspoons of Black Truffle oil
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• 1 tablespoon of Spice Blend
• (Or 1tsp each Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Cumin)
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• (Optional: 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme)

Instructions:

• Pick stems off Arbol and Chipotle chilis, and remove seeds. 
• In a saucepan, combine all ingredients, except for truffle oil.
• Place the saucepan on medium heat and bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and let it simmer on low for 15-20 minutes. Once the chilis are very soft, the simmer is done.
• Remove the saucepan from heat and let the mixture cool for 5 minutes, or until no longer steaming heavily.
• Optional Step: Using gloves you can remove remaining seeds from the chilis. 
• Using a blender or food processor, blend the mixture until it is smooth and there are no chunks.
• Adjust to taste: If you want it hotter, add in reserved chili seeds. If it needs more tang, add a spoonful of vinegar.
• Add truffle oil, briefly blend till fully incorporated.
• Pour the blended mixture into a clean and sterilized bottle or jar and let it cool to room temperature.
• Store the hot sauce in the refrigerator and use it within 2 months.

And just like that, Truffle Hot sauce! 100 times better than the stuff from the store, and home made too. Use on anything you would regular hot sauce, and make sure to try it on Mac n Cheese.