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Homemade Sriracha Sauce Recipe (Optional Lacto-fermentation)

Katie WellsJun 27, 2016Updated: Jul 30, 2019
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    • Srirach Recipe Secret Ingredient: Fish Sauce
  • Lacto-fermented Sriracha Recipe

Ever tried sriracha? Or sriracha mayo? Or your own sriracha sauce recipe?

What is Sriracha?

This once-obscure condiment (at least in the U.S.) has enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity in the last few years. It was named “Ingredient of the Year” and is a popular condiment popping up on restaurant menus and in snack foods everywhere.

One advantage of pre-made Sriracha sauce is that it practically never goes bad, and like ketchup, it is very versatile. Unfortunately, also like ketchup, sriracha contains quite a bit of refined sugar and a few preservatives that allow its long shelf life.

Sriracha Mania!

Huy Fong is considered the original sriracha sauce (nicknamed “Rooster Sauce”), though many other brands have popped up since it has become so popular. There are entire websites, cookbooks, and fan clubs devoted to this condiment, which debate the best brands and recipes, but personally I prefer to make my own!

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Homemade Sriracha Sauce Recipe

Like most things, homemade hot sauce is healthier than store bought and the process of making sriracha is much easier than you might think!

This recipe is inspired by the famous Rooster sauce, but has an optional added step of fermentation, which extends the shelf life of the homemade version. Fermentation also increases the vitamin content and acts as a natural method of food preservation.

Srirach Recipe Secret Ingredient: Fish Sauce

The only ingredient that you may not have or that may not be readily available at your local grocery store is fish sauce, but I’d encourage you to grab a bottle before making this. This unusual sauce will give your sriracha a depth of flavor and is also a wonderful addition to many other recipes.

My favorite brand is Red Boat Fish Sauce and you’ll find that it makes a wonderful addition to many recipes, especially any with an Asian theme.

If you can’t have or really don’t like fish sauce, you can use equal parts bone broth and coconut aminos to substitute.

Important note: Like any hot sauce, this sriracha recipe is spicy! Use small amounts in recipes or as a condiment at first until you know how spicy it is. Also, I’d recommend using gloves when making this (or any) hot sauce.

Homemade Sriracha Sauce Recipe

Lacto-fermented Sriracha Recipe

Katie Wells
A delicious spicy sriracha recipe without the refined sweeteners (and a sweetener-free option) and an added optional ferment that extends shelf life and improves the nutritional profile.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Condiment
Cuisine Asian
Servings 2 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ lb red Fresno peppers (or other spicy peppers of choice)
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 TBSP fish sauce
  • 2 TBSP tomato paste
  • 3 TBSP raw honey (or coconut sugar, or 10 drops liquid stevia for a sugar-free low-glycemic option)
  • 1 TBSP coconut aminos
  • 2 TBSP whey

Instructions
 

  • Cut the tops off the peppers, and peel out the seeds and membranes.
  • Finely dice the peppers and garlic.
  • Put the peppers, garlic, salt, vinegar, fish sauce, and coconut aminos into a large food processor.
  • Add the tomato paste and raw honey and puree.
  • Transfer to a small saucepan and bring to a simmer.
  • Simmer for 10-15 minutes until slightly reduced and thicker. Taste and add more vinegar, sweetener, or coconut aminos if needed.
  • Transfer to a quart size mason jar and store in the refrigerator, using as needed.
  • For fermented sriracha: Stir the whey into the jar with the sriracha sauce.
  • Let the jar sit at room temperature for 3 days, and then move to the fridge.Fermenting will extend the shelf life by about a month and provide a deeper flavor.

Notes

For some flavor variations:
  • Use pineapple juice instead of vinegar for a sweeter sauce and omit the sweetener
  • Use any red pepper you'd like to achieve your preferred spiciness level. Even sweet red peppers can be used (omit sweetener completely) for a non-spicy version with great flavor

Nutrition

Serving: 1tspCarbohydrates: 0.1gSodium: 10mgSugar: 0.1g
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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Reader Interactions

Discussion (18 Comments)

  1. Rachel

    July 25, 2019 at 11:37 AM

    I would love to try this recipe. How long is the shelf life without the whey?

    Reply
  2. Fern

    March 21, 2019 at 9:03 PM

    Great recipe but NEVER use honey when fermenting. Honey hinders the growth or can stop it all together because it’s naturally anti-bacterial and is one of the only foods on earth that never spoils. They’ve actually found it in ancient tombs that is still perfectly edible. You may get it ferment with a little honey but raw sugar will work better — a little trick I learned when I used to ferment my own Kombucha.

    Reply
  3. Soni

    January 23, 2018 at 8:01 AM

    I love your recipes, thank you for all of them! Would love to try to make the sriracha sauce since my college kids love it. We are vegetarian no meat, fish or eggs, or gelatin. Can this sauce be made without fish sauce? What can I replace it with?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      January 29, 2018 at 8:37 PM

      You can leave it out.

      Reply
  4. Soni

    January 11, 2018 at 2:41 PM

    5 stars
    Would love to try this because my kids (who are not kids anymore) absolutely love sriracha sauce. Can I substitute the fish sauce with something else? We can’t eat fish.

    Reply
  5. Juliea

    October 5, 2017 at 3:45 PM

    5 stars
    Honey and garlic are both antibacterial and I have not ever had any problems fermenting with garlic (think kimchi and dill pickles) And mead is fermented too. This recipe is cooked. I’m going for it.

    Reply
  6. Bonnie

    May 19, 2017 at 6:18 PM

    If whey doesn’t extend the shelf life sufficiently, the apple cider vinegar should. That’s very potent (and healthy) stuff!
    Thank you for this and many other great recipes. I can’t wait to try this one, and I bet it’ll be a winner!

    Reply
  7. Rex

    October 6, 2016 at 5:01 PM

    Not to recipe maker…raw honey will kill any the fermenting yeasty beasties. Antibacterial, and all that.
    Skip the honey.

    Reply
  8. Heather

    July 3, 2016 at 12:27 PM

    I’m excited to try this recipe! I love “Rooster Sauce.” However, I’m wondering about the use of honey, while trying to ferment. Wouldn’t that be counterproductive?

    Reply
    • Rex

      October 6, 2016 at 5:02 PM

      Indeed. My thoughts exactly. Everyone knows raw honey is antibacterial, right?

      Reply
  9. Laura

    June 30, 2016 at 4:03 AM

    Any substitutions for the fish sauce? Allergy prevents it’s use and I know it’s an important element.

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      July 7, 2016 at 7:31 PM

      Equal parts broth and coconut aminos can make a decent sub and I’ve also heard of using shirataki mushroom powder

      Reply
    • galen

      August 22, 2019 at 7:00 PM

      And I would like to skip the fish sauce just because fish sauce is possibly the most disgusting thing that I have tasted in my life.

      Reply
  10. Charmaine

    June 27, 2016 at 4:38 PM

    Is it possible to ferment without the whey? Thanks in advance!

    Reply
    • Kristin

      July 3, 2016 at 8:41 AM

      I too wonder if you could use (unpasteurized) sauerkraut juice instead of the whey for those who react to milk proteins. Has anybody tried?

      Reply
      • Melanie

        July 3, 2016 at 11:10 AM

        I’d like to know also!

        Reply
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