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Give Your Wings A Kick With Ghost Pepper Wing Sauce

By Rena Hudson


Sauces add flavor, texture and color to any dish. There are different sauces that one can enjoy with different dishes but some are firm favorites. For instance, there are many sauces that can be served with chicken. It is ghost pepper wing sauce though that is the favorite of many.

There is a basic version of this sauce but over time, people have adapted it to their taste by varying the ingredients. Those who love it like it for the hot taste it gives wings. Chicken wings are a popular starter and accompaniment with drinks at bars. It is also a popular snack at games.

It is very easy to prepare it with the basic recipe. It is made with eight chili peppers, a couple of ghost peppers, one teaspoon of black pepper from a grind, two flat teaspoons of salt and two cups of vinegar. It is a good idea to handle the ghost peppers with gloves because they are very hot and can cause the hands to itch. If you should accidentally touch your eyes after touching the peppers, your eyes will sting. The peppers need to be washed and then dried well. You can dry them with paper towels.

Trim the stems on the peppers. Remove the seeds and also membranes and discard them. Slice the peppers up then put them in a blender. Put in the black pepper, two cups of vinegar and salt. Blend the mixture on medium speed until the mixture is smooth.

There are several variations of the basic recipe. One is the pineapple ghost pepper sauce where pineapples and other spices like cinnamon are added. There is also the Danny Cash Fallen Angel, mad dog 357 and heartbreaking dawns 1841 among other variations.

Some people cannot stand the heat of ghost peppers. It can be reduced by adding ingredients that give it some sweetness. This can be done by adding some ketchup, butter, honey, some sugar and some olive or vegetable oil. Adding sweet fruit also works. Some people prefer apples whose flavor works well with vinegar. Another good option is ripe mango which is sweet and also works well with spices as it does in mango chutney.

If you like your sauce with no chunks of pepper in them, strain the sauce to remove them. Put it in a glass jar, cover it with a life and keep it in the refrigerator until it is ready to be used. The sauce will keep for up to two weeks as long as it is kept in the refrigerator.

Aside from serving ghost pepper wing sauce with wings, ribs, burgers and other types of meat aside from chicken can also be served with it. A bit of it in stews gives it a kick of flavor. The sauce can be served separately. People can use as much of it as they can stand. Pouring it hot over wings is another way to serve it.




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