Hawaiian Chili Pepper Water - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 -8 small dried hot red chili peppers
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
2 quarter-sized slices fresh ginger, bruised
1 garlic clove, peeled and cut into thin strips (or you can leave it whole)
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups hot water (not boiling)

Preparation

Combine the ingredients in a clean and sterilized pint (500 mL) bottle or jar. Pour in about 2 cups of hot water and let the mixture steep at room temperature overnight.
Refrigerate in the morning.