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>>> LET'S
>>> LET'S GET SAUCY. HOT SAUCE IS ONE OF THE BEST
WAYS TO BOOST THE FLAVORS OF
WHATEVER YOU'RE EATING.
AND HERE TO SHOW US HOW TO MAKE
A CUSTOMIZED VERSION IS
FIREFLOWER SAUCE CREATOR DEVIN
RECTOR.
RECTOR.
RECTOR. >> DOING WELL.
ARE YOU DOING?
>> A GOOD.
HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU FIRST
STARTED?
STARTED?
STARTED? >> STARTED WHEN I WAS A LITTLE
KID.
KID.
KID. I
KID. I GREW UP IN THE MIDDLE OF
CALIFORNIA ON A DAIRY FARM AND
ATE A LOT OF HISPANIC FOOD AND
COOKED IT AT HOME AND GOT INTO
MAKING SAUCE AT HOME.
>> HOW OLD WERE YOU WITH YOUR
FIRST HOT SAUCE?
>> PROBABLY FIVE OR SIX.
>> I WAS IN MY 20s.
>> EVERY MEAL.
IT IS PART OF THE DIET.
TODAY, I HAVE SOME GUAJILLO
PEPPERS.
PEPPERS.
PEPPERS. WE ARE USING REHYDRATED
GUAJILLO PEPPERS, SOME WALLA
WALLA SWEET ONION, GARLIC AND
SPICE BLEND.
SPICE BLEND. >> THEY ARE VERY SPICY LOOKING.
>> THEY ARE ON THE SPICY SIDE,
THEY ARE VERY ROBUST.
WE HAVE NINE GOOD-SIZED
GUAJILLO PEPPERS PUT THAT IN
WITH THE ONION AND GARLIC
MIXTURE.
MIXTURE.
MIXTURE. I BUY THEM TRIED AND I SOAK
THEM IN THE WATER UNTIL THEY
ABSORB THE WATER ABOUT 10-1 FOR
THE WEIGHT 10 PARTS WATER ONE
PART PEPPERS.
PART PEPPERS. IT GETS THEM BACK SO THEY ARE
SOFT SO WHEN YOU CURE THEM THEY
WILL BREAK DOWN AND THE SALT
AND WHITE PEPPER AND GARLIC
POWDER.
POWDER.
POWDER. WE BLEND ALL THIS TOGETHER
UNTIL IT IS SMOOTH AND YOU GET
SOMETHING THAT IS THIS
CONSISTENCY.
CONSISTENCY. YOU JUST PUT IT IN A BLENDER.
ABOUT A MINUTE OR A MINUTE AND
A HALF AND IT GETS NICE AND
UNIFORM AND I WILL SIMMER IT
DOWN SO IT BRINGS OUT THE
AROMATICS.
AROMATICS. ABOUT 20 MINUTES ON A LOW
SIMMER.
SIMMER.
SIMMER. >> HOW DO YOU MODIFY IT?
>> YOU CAN USE DIFFERENT
PEPPERS, MORE PEPPERS.
I RECOMMEND CHILLY THEY ARE
SEARED AND SMALLER.
>> IS COOL THAT YOU CAN MAKE
YOUR OWN.
YOUR OWN.
YOUR OWN. IT WOULD BE FUN TO MAKE YOUR
OWN.
OWN.
OWN. >>
OWN. >> IT IS FUN AND YOU CAN SEE IT
IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT.
YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO
LOOK FOR.
LOOK FOR.
LOOK FOR. >> IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT HARD.
I CAN MAKE CEREAL SO I MIGHT BE
ABLE TO MAKE MATH.
>> YES THIS IS JUST ONE STEP
PAST THAT.
PAST THAT. >> WHAT DO YOU PAIR THIS WITH?
>> MY FAVORITE THING TO USE HOT
SAUCE WITH, THAT IS KIND OF A
LOADED QUESTION.
LOADED QUESTION. DIFFERENT SAUCES ARE GOOD FOR
DIFFERENT THINGS.
DIFFERENT THINGS. LEDEE MARIES, TACOS, I MADE
THIS ONE TO GO WITH BOTH SO I
HAVE A RIBEYE THAT I AGE MYSELF
AND WE WILL SLICE IT IT IS VERY
TASTY AND PUT ONIONS AND
CILANTRO AND WE HAVE THE
BLOODIED MARY MIX.
MY FRIEND AT THE DRUNKEN TOMATO
PUT THIS TOGETHER FOR ME.
WE HAVE SOME DMITRY MIX AND-
>> THIS GUY IS LOCAL.
>> THIS IS ALL LOCAL.
THE SPICY GREEN BEANS AND WE
HAVE SOME LOCAL VODKA.
THIS IS MORE HERBACEOUS FROM
HERITAGE DISTILLERY.
HERITAGE DISTILLERY. THE BACON VODKA IS MORE SMOKY
AND DECEITFUL'S FROM CHAMBERS
BAY DISTILLERY IT IS VERY TASTY.
>> THAT IS A COOL BOTTLE.
>> AND THEN, OF COURSE THE
HOMEMADE HOT SAUCE.
>> AND YOU STIR THAT OR JUST
LEAVE IT IN THEIR FLAT
>> WE WILL STIR IT.
YOU CAN THROW THEM ON WHATEVER
GARNISH YOU WANT.
>> WHAT KIND OF HOT SAUCE DO
YOU OFFER A --?
>> MAIN SQUEEZE IS THE MOST
MILD IT IS A VERY BRIGHT AND
TANGY AND THIS IS THE HABANERO í
. THE CARRIAGE BRINGS OUT THE
FLORAL FLAVOR FROM THE PEPPER
AND CUTS THE HEAT BACK AND GOES
PEPPER WITH BEETS AND CARROTS.
>> I HAVE HEARD GOES PEPPER IS
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. >> IT WAS UNTIL A FEW YEARS AGO
AND NOW IT IS THE CAROLINA
REAPER.
REAPER.
REAPER. >> IT IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
THE TITLE ANYMORE.
>> THEY ARE TOO BUSY BURNING
THE PALLETS.
THE PALLETS. >> HOW DID YOU GET STARTED
MAKING HOT SAUCE WITH YOUR
CONNECTION>> A COUPLE YEARS AGO
I GREW SOME BEETS AND PEPPERS
ON MY BALCONY AND I THOUGHT I'M
NOT GOING TO MAKE SALSA SO
BECAUSE IT WILL KILL ME SO
LET'S MAKE SOME HOT SAUCE AND
LANDED IN TOGETHER.
PEOPLE LIKED IT SO I DID SOME
BLIND TESTING AT RESTAURANTS
AND PEOPLE LOVED IT.
NOT JUST MY FRIENDS TELLING ME
THAT SO SHOULD PROBABLY FIGURE
OUT HOW TO DO THIS SO HERE I AM.
YOU CAN GET THOSE ON MY WEBSITE
FIREFLOWER SAUCE.COM AND THERE
ARE A FEW STORES AROUND TOWN
THAT CARRY IT.
WEBSITE LISTS THOSE.
>> I WILL TELL PEOPLE WHAT WE
CAN DO HERE.
>> YOU CAN TRY RIGHT THERE AT
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