There are endless variations of Fermented Hot Sauce Recipes. You can make hot sauce with any type of pepper and add in your favorite herbs, spices and even fruit.

Traditional hot sauce is fermented and some of the best on the market are fermented too. Fermentation adds complexity and a richness of flavor that can’t be obtained using any other method.

Here are the Top Fermented Hot Sauce Recipes from my fellow Fermentationists.

Easy Lacto-Fermented Hot Sauce – Fermented Food Lab

This is my own fermented hot sauce recipe that uses only 3 ingredients. You can make it as hot as you like and use a variety of peppers too.

How To Make Fermented Hot Sauce – Grow, Forage, Cook, Ferment

Described as unbelievably good, Colleen’s recipe uses dried chilis, onions and garlic to make the “Best Hot Sauce In The World”.

Homegrown Cayenne Pepper Hot Sauce – Frugally Sustainable

Andrea makes this simple fermented hot sauce using cayenne peppers from her garden.

How To Make Homemade Hot Sauce – Homestead Honey

Complex flavors, live-cultures, and probiotic goodness make this homemade hot sauce a must try.

Fermented Jalapeño Hot Sauce – Fermentation Podcast

Learn how to make this deliciously, tangy, flavorful green hot sauce.

We can Phickle That Hot Pepper Sauce – Phickle

Fermented, Aged Hot Sauce with variations.

Fermented Hot Chili Sauce – Nourished Kitchen

Seasoned with fresh garlic this fermented hot chili sauce is rich with flavor, bright and fiery. 

Fermented Mango Habanero Hot Sauce – Health Starts In The Kitchen

Sweet mangos and hot peppers come together in this fiery hot sauce.

Fermented Louisiana-Style Hot Sauce – Joy of Cooking

Made from Tabasco peppers, its one of the most iconically Southern condiments.

Lacto-Fermented Hot Sauce With Nasturtiums – Nitty Gritty Life

This hot sauce uses fresh peppers from the garden and nasturtiums. There are two variations of this hot sauce; one mild and one hot.

Give some of these Top Fermented Hot Sauce Recipes a try while the peppers are plentiful. These make great gifts to friends and family too.

If you’re interested in learning how to make spicy fermented foods, such as hot sauces, spicy chutneys and kimchis, I highly suggest getting the book, Fiery Ferments here. 

If you need the tools to get started making your own hot sauce at home, check out our Fermented Hot Sauce kit here.

Happy Fermenting!

Danielle