🛑 🚦 Sriracha shortage what? with love @whiskeyandbooch
This homemade Sriracha recipe hits all the notes: tangy, savory, garlick’y and spicy-sweet at the same time.
I’ve been perfecting my sriracha recipe since 2021 (during the still-now Huy Fong sriracha shortage). After carefully researching how they produce their famous sauce, I’ve finally cracked the code and have something I can share. This has that same super addicting Rooster sauce flavor 🔥❤️.
Watch as I make it and see below for my 5️⃣ tips that make this better than any “other” copycat recipe!
1️⃣ Sriraja Panich (The OG, original “sriracha” uses Thai red chili peppers which has a spicier kick to it, and unlike the rooster sriracha that uses garlic powder, they use pickled garlic. Using pickled garlic gives that signature garlic’y tang that I love!
2️⃣ Originally David Tran used red Serrano peppers then switched to red jalapeños for his iconic rooster sriracha. Red jalapeños tend to taste sweeter than green jalapeños which make them perfect for making this recipe.
It’s rumored that Huy Fong (the rooster sriracha) now uses a hybrid jalapeno (aji piquillo) which is kind of like fresnos and red Jalapeños.
With that all said, I use a perfect mix of different peppers but mainly red jalapeño, Fresno, and Serrano peppers.
3️⃣ Kosher salt. Iodine tends to inhibit the beneficial bacteria so I don’t recommend using it for any fermented recipes.
4️⃣ Fermenting is key! You need the right fermenting time. Fermentation helps mellow out the hot 🥵 and adds a nice zippy tang!
Measurements also pinned in comments!
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A little history on sriracha- There are hundreds of stories on the internet about how “David” Chan created Sriracha sauce in the USA in the 1980s (you know, the rooster sriracha bottle with the green cap). What you might not know is the true origin story, the story of Ms. Thanom Chakkapak, a resident of Si Racha, in the Chonburi district of Thailand. She created the original “sriracha” sauce in the 1930s and named it Sriraja Panache, which is still around today.
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