"The Official Hot Sauce Thread"

[stinkmeaner]

As we all know food vaporizing go together like Elton John and Cosmopolitans, Tom Cruise and UFOs.
Well Hot sauce to me goes hand in hand with food considering it can be used on more food items than any other sauce in my opinion, most would think ketchup would be #1 but you can pretty much use hot sauce on any item that goes with ketchup with decent success but many foods you would put hot sauce on, you would not want to use ketchup with like soups and pizza.

Right now my favorite or "go to" sauce is Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce but I go through phases so it is always a recommended to have the multiple hot sauces on hand if such an occasion arises where you find yourself tired of your "go to" hot sauce. This could happen at any given time so be prepared, do not get caught with your pants around your ankles and not have a back up, it will not be pretty. It is inevitable that this emergency will happen to even you at some point in all our lives but you can have a plan for this also, my back up sauces are the little packets of hot sauce I get from restaurants or fast foods like the Taco Bell sauces or Chinese take-out hot sauce packet.

It's also wise if you are getting low or foresee running out of your "go to" within a week, at this point you might as well just leave immediately for the store to re-up while the thought is fresh in your mind, if the thought occurs while your busy, like at work or likewise, just write yourself a note or set an alarm with a memo in your phone. Remember these tips can save you from a potentially bad situation so you can never be too stocked and prepared.

 

[Purple-Days]

Louisiana or Texas Pete for that style sauce, I'm not a fan of Tabasco...
Used to make my own combo green sauce (hot!) when I lived in the South.

 

[SkeletonLips]

Frank's is my go to hot sauce, while my favorite is Valentina brand extra hot picante sauce. Goes so good on pizza, chili, sandwiches. Mmmm...

 

[stinkmeaner]

All three of those you mentioned make a good buffalo wing sauce when mixed with melted butter. Tabasco for me is better with something like pizza or eggs, I like most hot sauces when paired with the right food, not unlike a fine wine, though I have come across a some that I didn't care for too much but I can't seem to remember the names.

 

[macbill]

I found a new condiment a person can duplicate easily from Baja. It is sweetened, pureed chipotles: I just use a can of chipotles, some Splenda, and a food processor. I think they use corn syrup. Also good, but must use a little quicker, is to throw a few cloves of garlic in before you process it up.

I put it in a squeeze bottle.

 

[stinkmeaner]

Macbill, What do you use it on?
Sounds like it would be good on a nice grilled steak, ideally a Ribeye on a charcoal powered grill.

 

[macbill]

I add it to stews, soups, braizing liquids, black beans, pinto beans, etc. I add a small ribbon to tacos, sandwiches, I could see it as a dipping steak thingy, especially if I tempered it with a little tomato paste, garlic and maybe some fresh crushed basil.

My black beans made from scratch are my family's favorite. I adjust heat levels with it. Incidentally, black beans and beef: BOFFO

 

[Lo]

My son and husband adore hot sauces so we always try different sauces.

When my son was quite young he discovered a wonderful desert... Vanilla Ice Cream with hot sauce! Grossed me out but he loved it.

One that we bought was Dave's Insanity, can't remember the specific one but it was so hot we ended up having to toss after several incidents lol.

 

[stinkmeaner]

Sounds like it would be good blended into an aioli then smeared on a fresh crusty roll made into a nice grilled chicken sandwich, toppings could include: avocado, tomato, bacon and nice peppery salad green.

 

[macbill]

Sounds like it would be good blended into an aioli then smeared on a fresh crusty roll made into a nice grilled chicken sandwich, toppings could include: avocado, tomato, bacon and nice peppery salad green.

Yummy! Yes! Hot, sweet, and chicken.

 

[Lo]

Damn that sounds great! Might have to get some chipoltes

 

[chumni]

My everyday sauce is Lousiana, but for the good times I love the El Yucateco, the only true habanero sauce... not a bunch of filler... just pepper and sauce... hmhmhmhmh

 

[stinkmeaner]

My everyday sauce is Lousiana, but for the good times I love the El Yucateco, the only true habanero sauce... not a bunch of filler... just pepper and sauce... hmhmhmhmh

I just looked it up and their whole line looks good, they have a Carribbean blend that looks really interesting. You can get all 6 varieties on Peppers.com for less than 15 bucks.

http://www.peppers.com/cube/images/uploads/elyu.jpg

 

[mattybass]

Sriracha is great when you don't necessarily want to wreck the flavour, but need something to just make a soup spicy. I always use a bit too much in my tomato soup and I end up having to dump the rest because my mouth is an inferno. Since I don't have the effort to try any other hot sauces at this time, Sriracha is my fave. I had a taste of Blair's MegaDeath sauce once... holy fuck that guy isn't screwing around.

 

[SSS]

i keep several on hand at all times

tabasco red and green
el yucateco red and green habenero
sriracha
tapatio or cholula (have both right now)

 

[indigal]

Same for me- big bottle of Siracha, Tapatio, Texas Pete, Franks, Louisiana & Tobasco. Had to get up and check what else I had... oh yeah- chili oil too. A little bit in anything, instant heat. Love Walkerswood Jamacan Jerk seasoning. More of a paste- but if you have some tomato juice laying around, mix a couple spoons in it. Yeow, makes a good sauce. Also have some chipotles in adobo in the freezer, used a couple chopped up for the first time in some chicken chili I made = Yum..

I also have 6 or more mustards. I like spicy.

I have too many condiments.

 

[Konrad_Zuse]

I love hot foods, and hot sauce. I've used hot sauce ever since I was a wee lad. I usually love redhot for it's flavor, even though it isn't the strongest it still has a nice kick.

 

[obelisk]

I used to use either of these two every day. I like the Dave's taste but the kick of the 357.

http://www.theangrypepper.net/Hot-Sauce/Mad-Dog-357-Hot-Sauce-750000-scoville.html

http://www.davesgourmet.peachhost.com/ct_PRdaui.htm

I would definitely recommend the Dave's to anybody. Watch out when you use the 357 though. Not for beginners. I have won quite a bit of money at the office with that sauce.

I prefer fresh peppers to sauces though since we never really had hot sauces back home but a lot of very hot fresh pepper. I eat them raw with my meals. I have gone back exclusively to fresh peppers since we moved cuz the place I live in now has a huge Brazilian population and most stores carry fresh Habaneros for cheap all the time. The habanero quality differs, and it is not as hot as the assamese peppers I am used to but it still has a very good kick for the most part. I usually just throw maybe 20 whole habaneros into the food processor, add in some garlic, sugar, salt, sesame oil and lime. then I mix it up at high speed and it is much tastier than any of the sauces above and very hot. not as hot as the 357 but it def can be if you buy pure capsaicin and mix a bit of that in. but that is an expensive route, even though you would be using very little crystal. the habanero alone will be enough for most folk.

I do miss my hot sauces, maybe I will buy some bottles again. The fresh stuff just tastes flat out better though. The home made habanero is very awesome and healthy and you can meter the habanero to your liking (mine is very strong). I'd def recommend it. You could avoid the garlic if you prefer (some folks don't like garlic!) but sesame oil is a must and sugar salt & lime. the sugar is for taste and i'd recommend not putting too much (use less habanero instead to meter the heat down if that is what you're looking for). throw in some raw mango too if you can find it (and tone down the lime because raw mango will be sour) yummm

 

[bcleez]

Heinz used to make this really good hot ketchup. They discontinued it for a while then came back with some hot ketchups but they just weren't the same.

I love hot sauce but I am of Irish Descent and it can really have painful consequences...our stomachs were not made for the exotic types of spices.

 

[indigal]

I prefer fresh peppers to sauces though since we never really had hot sauces back home but a lot of very hot fresh pepper. I eat them raw with my meals. I have gone back exclusively to fresh peppers since we moved cuz the place I live in now has a huge Brazilian population and most stores carry fresh Habaneros for cheap all the time. The habanero quality differs, and it is not as hot as the assamese peppers I am used to but it still has a very good kick for the most part. I usually just throw maybe 20 whole habaneros into the food processor, add in some garlic, sugar, salt, sesame oil and lime. then I mix it up at high speed and it is much tastier than any of the sauces above and very hot. not as hot as the 357 but it def can be if you buy pure capsaicin and mix a bit of that in. but that is an expensive route, even though you would be using very little crystal. the habanero alone will be enough for most folk.

I do miss my hot sauces, maybe I will buy some bottles again. The fresh stuff just tastes flat out better though. The home made habanero is very awesome and healthy and you can meter the habanero to your liking (mine is very strong). I'd def recommend it. You could avoid the garlic if you prefer (some folks don't like garlic!) but sesame oil is a must and sugar salt & lime. the sugar is for taste and i'd recommend not putting too much (use less habanero instead to meter the heat down if that is what you're looking for). throw in some raw mango too if you can find it (and tone down the lime because raw mango will be sour) yummm

Wow, that sounds fantastic. I think I'd throw a chipotle in there for the smoke too- that's making me drool now.