Homemade Chili Sauce
"A healthy Nonanic-style sauce, made from tomatoes and fresh chili peppers, without preservatives, without coloring, and made with love :)"
Hello, Bestnic!
Let's guess in the late afternoon while waiting for iftar, shall we! What kind of tomatoes can truly torture the soul and body? Yes, it's AIMISSYU TOMATO! Ahaha #jokesonme
Hey, do you guys know, until now people still often wonder whether tomatoes are fruits or vegetables, because they have seeds like fruits but why are they called vegetables, huh? Oh dear. Isn't that thought-provoking? Hmmm, it's really a mystery, isn't it! Hihihi
Actually, it's not really a mystery, come here, I will tell you the fact.
The answer is, it's really both, #BestNic. If we liken it, tomatoes are like those sociable, good-looking, smart kids who can fit into any group, you know. Like me back in high school #okayreally
So, from a botanical classification and scientific standpoint, tomatoes fall into the category of fruits because they have seeds inside and grow from the flowers of the plant. Like other fruits in general, tomatoes also form from small yellow flowers and contain many seeds.
But in the culinary world, most people consider tomatoes to be categorized as vegetables, #BestNic. As a cooking ingredient, this fruit is often used either on its own or as a component in other vegetable dishes.
Regardless, tomatoes are a delicious and nutritious addition to various dishes, of course. Especially if we pair these sweet and tangy tomatoes with spicy chili peppers, oh Gosh… amazing!!
Like this recipe I made here, for example.
HOMEMADE CHILI SAUCE
A healthy Nonanic-style sauce, made from tomatoes and fresh chili peppers, without preservatives, without coloring, and made with love :)
This chili sauce can be used for various purposes, you know. I use it for dipping snacks like spring rolls, french fries, nuggets, or sometimes I mix it with noodles like in my previous recipe (click here to see the recipe for Special Fried Lethekku with Homemade Sauce)
This is how it is when you get to know Nonanic. Healthy even down to the chili sauce! Let's stock up to accompany your iftar dishes, #BestNic!
Course Condiments and Sauces
Cuisine American
Keyword sauce, spicy, homemade, chili sauce, homemade chili sauce
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Servings 20 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients A:
450 gr tomatoes, soaked in apple cider vinegar for 15 minutes. Rinse and remove seeds with gloves
200 gr curly red chili peppers
100 gr bird's eye chili peppers
100 gr garlic
1 liter water
Ingredients B:
250 ml water
40 gr lemon juice
50 gr sorghum sugar
2 tbsp coconut aminos
4 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Clean the red curly and bird's eye chili peppers, remove the chili seeds.
- Boil tomatoes, chili peppers, and garlic until boiling. Then continue boiling for 30 minutes over low heat with a covered pot.
- Blend garlic, chili peppers, tomatoes, and water in ingredients B.
- Add lemon juice, sorghum sugar, coconut aminos, and sea salt.
- Cook again for 45-60 minutes over low heat with a covered pot. Stir occasionally.
- Store in sterilized glass jars.
Tips
1. If you prefer a milder taste, you can add tomatoes according to your taste. Conversely, if you prefer a spicier taste, you can increase the amount of bird's eye chili peppers.
2. You can use ripe, red local tomatoes.
3. You can use other low-GI sugars according to your preference such as: coconut sugar, palm sugar, or cassava sugar.
4. Homemade Chili Sauce can last for 2 weeks in the chiller, and 3 months in the freezer.
5. The use of plastic gloves is recommended as chili peppers contain capsaicin which can cause a hot and spicy sensation on the skin.
6. If you prefer a slightly thinner sauce, the final cooking process can be done in just 30-45 minutes or according to your preference.
