Playing with Fire

In the search of a thermogeneic food, that is, a food that will enhance your metabolism, I look no further than hot sauce. The capsaicin is spicy molecule that burns our throat, but it also happens to be the thermogenic to energize fat burn.  I love hot sauce and its multitude of flavors and combinations, so when it came to this evening I got the crazy idea in my head to make my own hot sauce!  This hot sauce I will aptly name as "Limeade" until I think of something better because it lasts you with a lime rush and as soon as you think its done, an explosion of fire engulfs your taste buds.

What you'll need:
1. A blender
2. White Distilled Vinegar - 1 cup
3. Lime - 1/2 lime
4. Amber Agave Nectar - about 3 tbsp
5. Garlic - 4 cloves
6. Thai Chili - 10 chilis
7. Jalapeno Pepper - 3 peppers
8. Habanero Pepper - 4 peppers

A picture for your troubles:












What to do:
1.  Put about 3/4 cup of the distilled vinegar into a pot and heat until you have a rolling boil.
2.  While waiting for a boil, clean and crush the 4 garlic cloves.  Place these into the blender.
3.  Remove the stems of the Thai, Habanero, and Jalapeno peppers.  Place them whole into blender.

           NOTE:  If you get the juice of any of these peppers on your finger, do not touch your eyes.  YOU CAN and WILL BURN.  Thats the lovely capsaicin in the pepper talking back.

5.  Once the peppers have been added, squeeze the half of the lime and add 3 tbsp of the agave nectar to the blender.  These will add a touch of natural sweetness and lime-ness to an otherwise unreal inferno.

6.  Once the vinegar boils, add this to the blender as well.  Now all of the ingredients are in the blender.  Blend the mixture until it is very very soupy

7.  Now empty the liquid/solid hot sauce back into the same pot you boiled the vinegar in.  Heat this mixture to a boil.

A picture of what the consistency should look like after it is blended.

8.   When the mixture has reached a boil.  Reduce the heat and let the mixture reduce to roughly half of its original volume.  This process is known as a "reduction."  This will remove the liquid like behavior of the mixture while INTENSIFYING the flavor of the lime and spice.

9.  Reduce the mixture for approximately 20 minutes.  Cool and serve or store.

Still looking for a name for this concoction.  Any suggestions?  Enjoy!