Hot Honey

Name: Hot Honey
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: honey 170 g; dried red chili flakes 1 tsp; apple cider vinegar 5 ml

Quick answer

Total time: 18 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3

About this dish

The heat moves from the chili flakes into the honey during a 10-minute steep off the burner, not while it simmers.

The pan comes off as soon as small bubbles show at the edge, before the honey boils down into a syrup too thick to drizzle once cool. Flakes left in keep making the honey hotter in the jar, while straining it warm holds the heat where it is. A splash of cider vinegar trims the sweetness, and the sauce is drizzled on pizza or fried chicken after cooking so the honey never meets direct heat and burns.

Ingredients

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honey

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Instructions

4 steps

1

Stir the honey and chili flakes in a small saucepan over low heat for about 3 minutes.

Remove from the heat as soon as tiny bubbles appear around the edge.
2

Leave off the heat for 10 minutes.

Transfer a little to a clean spoon and let it cool before checking the heat level.
3

Stir 5 ml apple cider vinegar into the warm honey, keeping the chili flakes, then transfer to a clean heatproof container.

For a smooth sauce or to limit further infusion, pour it through a fine sieve as you transfer it.
4

Let the sauce cool, then drizzle small amounts over baked pizza or fried chicken.

Refrigerate leftovers in a covered container and use a clean spoon to serve.