What Is The Process of Making Hot Sauce?

Hot sauce is a popular condiment, and its production process needs to go through multiple steps to ensure the flavor, quality and safety of the product. But what is the process of making hot sauce?

1. Raw material procurement and acceptance

The factory first purchases fresh peppers as the main raw material, supplemented with garlic, ginger, salt, sugar, vinegar and other ingredients.

Quality inspection: The peppers must be bright in color and free of rot, and other auxiliary materials must meet food safety standards.

2. Cleaning and pretreatment

The chili need to be thoroughly cleaned before entering the processing stage.

Cleaning: Use running water spray or bubble cleaning machine to remove dirt, impurities and pesticide residues.

Stem and seed removal: According to product requirements, the pepper stems and some pepper seeds are removed manually or by machine to adjust the spiciness.

Crushing and grinding: The peppers are roughly crushed and then ground.

3. Ingredients and mixing

Add other ingredients according to the product formula and mix thoroughly.

Seasoning: Add salt, sugar, vinegar and spices to adjust the flavor of the chili sauce.

Mixing: Use a blender to mix all the ingredients evenly to ensure a consistent taste.

4. Cooking and Concentrating

Cook and concentrate the mixed ingredients.

Cooking: Boil the chili sauce at a certain temperature to release the aroma and further sterilize.

Concentrating: Control the cooking time and temperature to make the chili sauce reach the desired consistency.

5. Filling and sealing

The cooked chili sauce needs to be filled quickly to ensure product quality.

The above is the production process of chili sauce. Of course, in the entire production process, the selection of chili sauce production equipment is also very important, which is closely related to the quality of chili sauce.