Pepper sauce

Dietician's Tip

The chili peppers in this recipe range from mild to medium on the heat index. Use gloves and avoid touching your face when handling them.

Ingredients

  • 1 dried ancho chili pepper
  • 1 dried chipotle chili pepper
  • 1 dried New Mexico chili pepper
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup white wine vinegar
  • 1 fresh red Fresno or jalapeno chili pepper
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Directions

Using gloves, remove stems and seeds from dried and fresh chilies. Soak dried chilies in vinegar and water for one hour. Put peppers and liquid into sauce pan. Add fresh Fresno chili (or jalapeno) and simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes.

Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Use a blender to puree until very smooth. With blender running, add oil at a very slow drizzle. Store in refrigerator.

Serving Information

Serves 10

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calories: 64
Total carbohydrate: 2 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Dietary fiber: 1 g
Monounsaturated fat: 4 g
Protein: 0.5 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Serving size: About 1/4 cup
Sodium: 3 mg
Total fat: 6 g

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Fats and oils: 1
Vegetables: 1/2

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats: 1
Nonstarchy vegetables: 1/2

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

Fats: 1
Vegetables: 1/2

Last Updated Jan 29, 2019

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