hot sauce

I tried my hand at hot sauce today. My mom sent me a link on the internet to a copycat recipe for Taco Bell's hot sauce. This is what I did:

3 cups of water
3 tsp. cornstarch
1 can (6 oz) of tomato paste
3 T. white vinegar
4 tsp chili powder (you may desire it to be less hot - so cut back)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp. cayenne pepper or ground red pepper (less pepper if you don't want a kick)
1 tsp. lime juice
1/2 tsp. garlic powder

Dissolve cornstarch in water in a medium saucepan. Mix well all dry ingredients in a separate bowl; chili powder, salt, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder.  Mix the dry ingredients in with cornstarch and water mixture. Stir. Add tomato paste, vinegar, and lime juice. Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Let cool slightly before pouring into glass container. Store in refrigerator. Makes approx. 3 cups.