Pepper Infused Vinegar Recipes

Steps:

• Depending on how much spice your friends like, you can infuse vinegar with mild long peppers, spicier Thai peppers, or five-alarm habaneros.
• Sterilize half or three quarter liter glass bottle by using the sterilize button on the dishwasher or boiling them for ten minutes.
• Wash Peppers - Cut a slit in each (you will need about 20 per half liter bottle) and insert into bottle.
• Heat 2-3 cups white vinegar or rice vinegar for an Asian version, to just boiling.
• Funnel into bottles to fill.
• Let cool and cork.
• Refrigerate.
• For a neat gift, visit marthastewart.com/pepper-sauce-tags and print hang tags to decorate the bottle with.

Steps:

• In a sterilized 1-pint Mason-type jar (sterilizing procedure ) pack chiles. In a small bowl stir together remaining ingredients until salt is dissolved and pour over chiles. Seal jar with lid. Let pepper vinegar stand at cool room temperature at least 3 weeks and up to 6 months.

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups distilled white vinegar, 2 dried chiles de árbol, and 2 Scotch bonnet chiles (or any of your favorite dried or fresh chiles), quartered lengthwise, in a 1-pint jar. Seal and shake. Let sit at room temperature for 1 week before using.