American · Sauce / condiment

Brined Chile Relish

Name: Brined Chile Relish
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 600 g brined hot peppers, with their seeds, drained; about 2 quarts, fermented in salt brine until sour (see Brined Chile Sauce for the fermenting method); brine from the fermented peppers, a spoonful at a time, only if needed to help the blades, to taste

Salt-fermented hot peppers, seeds included, pulsed to a coarse mash and kept in the refrigerator. A sour, fiery relish that tastes purely of fermented chile.

YieldServes 8
Hands-on25 min
Total25 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

600 gbrined hot peppers, with their seeds, drained; about 2 quarts, fermented in salt brine until sour (see Brined Chile Sauce for the fermenting method)
to tastebrine from the fermented peppers, a spoonful at a time, only if needed to help the bladesoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan
Lower sugar

Contains

Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Heat
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory

Equipment

Blender

Season

Summer
Fall

Occasion

Meal prep

Effort

20–45 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 1
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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