# Lemon Pepper Koji Heat

A hot sauce made with lemon, pepper, and koji to supercharge the fermentation process.

- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Fatal Death Chilies
- Lemon peel
- Black pepper
- Salt
- Long Grain Rice Koji

## Instructions

1. Peel a lemon.
2. Grind black pepper in a mortar and pestle.
3. Slice the Fatal Death chilies.
4. Grind the long grain rice koji in a mortar and pestle.
5. Add ground rice koji to a jar.
6. Add sliced chilies and lemon peel to the jar.
7. Add water to the jar.
8. Add salt to the jar.
9. Seal the jar.
10. Ferment the mixture.
11. Blend the fermented mixture with an immersion blender.
12. Pour the hot sauce into a bottle using a funnel.
13. Label the bottle.

## Equipment

- Mortar and pestle
- Knife
- Jar
- Immersion blender
- Funnel
- Bottle

## Tips

- Koji's natural enzymes break down starches and proteins, creating more nutrients for lactobacillus microbes, leading to tastier ferments in less time.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBgazybuR_h/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8ba8b33a-94e1-4e9f-b308-4ff96915b5de
- Extracted: 2025-10-22

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