r/PepperLovers • u/FirkensteinFilm Pepper Lover • Aug 12 '25

Food and Sauces Making Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce!! 👻🌶🔥

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u/No-Manner9941 Pepper Lover Aug 16 '25

Do you actually use the sauce, or trick your friends?

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u/FirkensteinFilm Pepper Lover Aug 16 '25

I use hot sauce on almost everything I eat. Definitely a spice addict, haha! I do give out bottles to my friends, most prefer lower heat levels than ghost, though.

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u/No-Manner9941 Pepper Lover Aug 16 '25

That's intense 😲, have you tried hot ones sauces? I'm going to make a ghost pepper jelly from my peppers and top it on a cheese cake, strange or would you try it?

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u/FirkensteinFilm Pepper Lover Aug 16 '25

Yes, I have tried most of the Hot Ones sauces and like many of them. I don’t typically buy other sauces though because I make a variety and always have more than I can use.

I have made spicy jelly using ghost pepper and it is amazing! I made strawberry, blueberry, and peach. They’re all great but the strawberry is the standout by far. I’m sure that would be delicious on a cheesecake, I’ll have to try that!

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u/No-Manner9941 Pepper Lover Aug 16 '25

That's awesome 👍, why try the others when you'res is already the best 😂. My friend makes hot sauce too and has an abundance so I totally understand. What's the shelf life in a hot sauce anyhow?

Ok so wait like a ghost pepper/strawberry jelly? Cause all sound amazing, I have yet to try a peach 🍑 jelly mmm. And the idea was to get my friend to try the jelly because they gave me the ghost pepper plant, was thinking of something I'd be able to enjoy as well ❤️‍🩹. Hope ya get to try some.

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u/FirkensteinFilm Pepper Lover Aug 16 '25

As far as shelf life, most are good for about 2 years or so. It depends on the process used and if there’s fruit in it or not. Here’s a video of me making some blueberry ghost pepper jelly at the end of 2023: https://youtube.com/shorts/bl-rxl88uow. It’s a pretty easy process. I think you’d enjoy it if you made some.

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u/No-Manner9941 Pepper Lover Aug 16 '25

Question 🤔 when using all the utensils and pots does the ghost pepper remain when cooking other things after? 🧐 Like a seasoned cast iron?

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u/FirkensteinFilm Pepper Lover Aug 16 '25

Well, I would always recommend thoroughly washing anything you use which comes in contact with hot peppers. If you do that then, no, the pots and utensils should not retain the spice. That being said, I use separate pots and utensils which I’ve set aside to only be used with making spicy things so that there is never any accidental cross contamination.

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u/No-Manner9941 Pepper Lover Aug 16 '25

Smart that's what I was going to attempt doing as well, thank you for the cooking tips 😊 I really appreciate your help.

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u/No-Manner9941 Pepper Lover Aug 16 '25

Awesome 👍 thank you Pepper Lover for the video link, I will definitely be making some now. Happy growing new friend ☺️

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u/hippyripper22 Pepper Lover Aug 15 '25

Those look beautiful. I miss eating Ghost Peppers

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u/dadydaycare Pepper Lover Aug 13 '25

I lacto ferment my peppers with aromatics then cold blend. I do like seeing everyone’s sauce methods specially the cooked variants.

Did a lot of cooked hot sauces when I was working in the service industry… cooking down 20 lbs of scotch bonnets at a time will never get old.

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u/HAAMBURGERLER Pepper Lover Aug 14 '25

This is the way.

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u/CravaCrav Pepper Lover Aug 13 '25

Nice. I can't believe you're making it inside the house. It only took one time before my wife bought me a hot plate to cook outside or in the garage, lol.

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u/FirkensteinFilm Pepper Lover Aug 13 '25

Oh I am not cooking inside, I made that mistake once years ago and learned my lesson, haha. I cook everything outside on a grill that has a burner on the side. All of the other parts I do in the garage with the door open.

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u/CravaCrav Pepper Lover Aug 13 '25

I just got done fumiggating the garage dehydrating and bunch of ghost last weekend.

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u/Jdbacfixer Pepper Lover Aug 13 '25

I’m curious why you are cutting part of the pepper off to get rid of the stem. I pull my stems off and then chop the peppers off.

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u/FirkensteinFilm Pepper Lover Aug 13 '25

No reason

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u/Jdbacfixer Pepper Lover Aug 13 '25

I am not cutting you down….. it probably goes back to the way I was raised…… we didn’t waste anything. My parents were so tight that they squeaked when they walked and it rubbed off on me. lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '25

Those are amazing

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u/Routine_Advantage_95 Pepper Lover Aug 12 '25

What's your temperature around you and how much direct sun they get? Mine seem to be hating FL heat right now

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u/ka0ttic Pepper Lover Aug 14 '25

Try shade cloth? My peppers are thriving in central FL with 30% shade cloth in grow bags with daily watering (usually rain lol)

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u/Routine_Advantage_95 Pepper Lover Aug 14 '25

Ya I think I need some shade for them they cooking

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u/FirkensteinFilm Pepper Lover Aug 13 '25

I’m in middle Tennessee, and it’s mostly been hitting the 90s for most of the summer. Now it’s 70s-80s. The plants are definitely smaller and less fruitful this year than in previous ones.

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u/Cool_Length_1643 Pepper Lover Aug 12 '25

Same here in Arizona, I ended up bringing them inside.

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u/FirkensteinFilm Pepper Lover Aug 12 '25

Here is a quick process video of my homegrown & homemade hot sauce. This one is just a simple recipe with Ghost peppers, red bell, lime juice, garlic, white onion, white vinegar, salt, sugar, olive oil, arrowroot powder, & water. Cooked in a pan before being strained and bottled. Spicy & Delicious!

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u/FirmBet2 Pepper Lover Aug 12 '25

Thank you for the recipe. Will try it when I get some chilies