I will let you decide! The consistency is somewhere in between and it can be served easily as either a sauce in a bottle that you can douse over anything, or in a bowl with chips that you can serve salsa style. This is the type of sauce or salsa recipe you can make with any type of chili peppers you’re in the mood for. Looking for a mild version? Go with a couple large red, yellow or orange bell peppers. You’ll still get the smoky-sweet-tang you crave. Want a good mid-range heat level? Go with a mix from jalapenos to serranos or thai peppers. I usually like mine on the spicy side. Shocked? Amazed? I know. In a nutshell, to make your own homemade picante sauce, add all of your ingredients to a food processor or blender. Next, process until smooth! Easy enough thus far! Then, pour into a pan and heat through for about 20 minutes to let the flavors mingle. Turn off the heat and cool slightly. Pour the picante sauce into a sterilized jar or into a serving bottle and you’re good to go. I keep mine in the fridge and spoon it over all sorts of dishes. Here are answers to some of the most common questions I get on other sauces:
What should I do with hot sauce?
Aside from drizzling it over anything you please, here’s a post I did about How to Cook with Hot Sauce. As if you need even MORE reasons to eat hot sauce. LOL. I hope you find it helpful!
Patty’s Perspective
It is NOT possible to keep enough of this in our house. Plus, all the neighbors keep wanting to steal it.
