Georgia Peach and Vidalia Onion Hot Sauce – This is what I like to refer to as a designer sauce. Not only is it a designer sauce, it is so finely crafted that it can be referred to as a work of art. The hook for this sauce is the Georgia peaches and the Vidalia onions, both of which provide an intensely sweet flavor that never overpowers the senses. This sauce perfectly complements anything you use it with. It’s a highly versatile sauce and one you need to keep on hand in quantity because it is so addicting and so functional.

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Ingredients:

• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup kosher salt
• 1/4 cup paprika
• 2 tablespoons ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup teriyaki marinade
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 10 chicken legs, rinsed and patted dry Continue Reading
  

Blair’s Ultra Death Sauce with Jersey Fury – The sauce doesn’t even sound like it plays nice. I’ve had plenty of Blair’s ultra hot sauces. There are enough of them, believe me: Blair’s Mega Death Sauce with Liquid Rage, Blair’s Original Death Sauce, Blair’s Pure Death with Jolokia, and now Blair’s Ultra Death Sauce with Jersey Fury.

Just what the hell is Jersey Fury anyway?

Like all of the Blair hot sauces, this is over-the-top hot. It’s dangerous, simple as that. Blair sauces also have the distinction of tasting great on top of the heat. There are no preservatives, which truly does shine through when you taste the sauce. Continue Reading

Roadhouse Southern Sunset Bar-B-Que Sauce – This is an absolutely classic bar-b-cue sauce with some additional things going on that give it character beyond the classics. Vinegar, cider vinegar, sugar, tomato puree, molasses, peach juice, onion, apricots, garlic, paprika, lemon juice, salt, cayenne pepper, crushed red peppers, and some extra spices make up the delicate balance of this sauce.

The sauce has a consistency a little shy of thick, which makes it perfect not only as a barbecue sauce, but as a dip or marinade as well. There are pieces of ingredient throughout, which helps provide a cling factor during the cooking process. Continue Reading

Blair’s Sudden Death with Ginseng – I’m a little confused about the addition of Ginseng to this sauce. it doesn’t nothing for the flavor or the heat. Maybe the folks at Blair’s just thought it would sound cool.

Blair’s has a whole line of hot sauces, including Blair’s Mega Death Sauce with Liquid Rage, Blair’s Original Death Sauce, and Blair’s Pure Death with Jolokia. Blair’s Sudden Death with Ginseng doesn’t bring a whole lot new to the table, minus the ginseng, which as I stated, I don’t get. with that aside, this is still one fine sauce.

The ingredients include habanero pepper pods, cayenne chiles, pepper resin, clover, honey, Key Lime juice, and Siberian Ginseng. Continue Reading

Alien Anal Probe Hot Sauce -The name of this sauce sets you up for the feeling that you’re going to be in trouble. A lot of hot sauces do this. Some pay off and some don’t. Alien Anal Probe (the sauce) causes nowhere near the pain or humiliation an alien anal probe would cause, but it does leave you with a satisfying experience.

Alien Anal Probe Hot Sauce is a traditional cayenne pepper based sauce with a slightly different color and consistency than most of these sauces. It’s a quick pour, with a bright orange color. The only real ingredient to boast about is the cayenne peppers themselves. The rest of it is your standard vinegar, salt, and spices. With that said, Alien Anal Probe can proudly boast a decent flavor, though without a super hot delivery. Continue Reading

Ingredients:

• 1 t chili powder
• 1 t granulated garlic
• 1/2 t cumin
• 1/2 t coriander
• 1/2 t oregano
• 1/8- 1/4 t cayenne pepper
• 3/4 t salt
• 1/4 t black pepper
• 1 lime (about 2 T lime juice)
• 1 T extra virgin olive oil
• 1-2 lbs flank steak, or other good grilling cut (tenderloin, NY strip, and tri-tip all work well)

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Ingredients:

• 2 small cans of tomato paste
• 1 can of Beef Broth
• 1/2 cup of Rice Vinegar
• 1/2 cup of Dijon mustard
• 1/3 cup of Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• 1/4 cup of white sugar
• 2 tbs. of Liquid Smoke Flavoring
• 1 tbs. of cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp. of salt

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil.
2. Simmer to reduce (uncovered) to a thick paste that holds onto the spoon.
3. Stir occasionally to prevent scorching.

Corky’s Barbecue Sauce – There’s nothing about this sauce that lifts it off the map and sets it in a world of its own, but there’s nothing about the sauce that makes it a bland I-can-do-without sauce either. There is some value to Corky’s barbecue sauce. To start with, it’s got awesome flavor. It’s a traditional down-home Memphis-style barbecue sauce that does wonders for ribs and steaks and anything else you cook on the grill. The balance of the sauce makes it a winner on its own, but it leaves room for your own creative touches. If there are ingredients you like to add to your sauces, Corky’s Barbecue Sauce makes a great base sauce to work with.

Cayenne peppers, molasses, Worcestershire, onions and garlic, natural smoke flavor, tamarind, tomato paste, and corn syrup provide the flavor foundation here. Throw in a few spices and that’s the extent of the sauce’s ingredients. Continue Reading

Ass in Antarctica Hot Sauce – Cayenne peppers and vinegar are the key ingredients here. There’s not enough cayenne for the experienced hot sauce lover. The vinegar is a little on the heavy side, but there’s enough salt to set it off.

Ass in Antarctica isn’t an extremely hot sauce at all. It can be used on a variety of foods to add a little kick, but the kick is mild, so you’ll have to use the sauce liberally. As for flavor, I wouldn’t say it’s at the top of the game. There are too many awesome hot sauces available to give this one a high rating on the taste or heat scale.

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Cowtown Barbecue Sauce – What isn’t good about Kansas City’s Cowtown BBQ sauce? My father-in-law is from Texas. He knows about barbecue and he has very specific tastes. He will not eat barbecue that doesn’t live up to a reputation as big as the state of Texas itself.

Everybody (or at least those who know barbecue) knows that Kansas City is a big barbecue city – big enough to compete with Texas. This barbecue sauce has what it takes to handle the competition, even when a Texan is doing the judging.

The ingredients here read like a who’s who of Kansas City barbecue flavors. There’s Ketchup, white vinegar, brown sugar Worcestershire Sauce, ground mustard, black pepper, garlic, onions, and some cayenne to give it a little life. Continue Reading

Asbirin Hot Sauce – While sifting through a growing collection of hot sauce bottles, despite it’s quiet, unassuming, nature, it is hard not to notice Asbirin sitting in the back. Sure, the larger bottle-size may give it away, but what caught my eye was the fact that it was the only bottle among over a dozen that was not adorned with cartoons extolling the horror lurking within.

My gut instinct tells me that the name “Asbirin” probably has some sort of double-entendre to it, but frankly, I can’t come up with one that makes sense. Sure, there’s the obvious “ass” part of the name, but given the fact that there is no other reference to anything remotely resembling ass puns are jokes about butts on the label. Continue Reading

Ingredients:

• 1/2 medium-sized banana, sliced
• 1 1/2 large carrots, diced small
• 1 medium onion, diced small
• 5 fresh picked orange habaneros, diced
• 10 fresh picked piquins, diced
• 5 fresh picked (smallish) cayennes, diced
• 1/2 fresh picked small green bell pepper, diced small
• 1 fresh picked hot banana pepper, diced
• 2 scallions (greens & all), sliced
• 5 small cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp. (approx.) Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 Tbsp. dry mustard
• Water for blending only (approx. 1/2 cup)
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Ingredients:

• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp cayenne
• 1/4 tsp hot paprika
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1/2 tsp basil
• 1/4 tsp oregano
• hot sauce to taste (habanero hot sauce prefered)
• 1 tbsp butter or oil
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Ingredients:

• 1 clove garlic
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans; drain and reserve liquid
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tahini
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
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Ole Ray’s Apple Cinnamon Barbecue Sauce – This combination is a no brainer, but I’ve never had it until now. It would seem apple and cinnamon in a barbecue sauce would be more prevalent. It really should be. Ole Ray has touched upon a masterpiece here. The key might be the combination of the apple jelly, cinnamon, and cayenne, but the entire list of ingredients is a surprising combo.

In addition to the three I’ve mentioned, there’s also tomato, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, corn syrup, molasses, yellow mustard, brown sugar, liquid smoke, caramel, onion and garlic powders, black pepper, and an assortment of spices. Needless to say, this is an extremely sweet concoction.

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Ingredients:

• 1 (16 oz) package shredded cole slaw mix
• ½ red onion, thinly sliced
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 red jalepeno, seeded & thinly sliced
• ¾ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp sour cream
• 2 tbsp white vinegar
• 2 tbsp sugar
• Several dashes habanero hot sauce
• ½ tsp coarsely ground black pepper Continue Reading
  

Night of the Living BBQ Sauce (killer name) is cut from the same cloth as Kansas City’s Cowtown Barbecue Sauce. The difference here is in the balance of flavors. While this one maintains a touch of the Kansas City barbecue style flavor, the focus is on something a little more outside the box. The ingredients include ketchup, light brown sugar, chipotle puree, white vinegar, Worcestershire Sauce, mustard flower, smoke flavor, and spices.

The smoke flavoring and the chipotle puree really give Night of the Living BBQ Sauce a heavy smoky character. The chipotle delivers a very mild heat that adds to the savory aspect of the flavor. Continue Reading

Bee Sting Honey ‘N Habanero Hot Sauce – This was a no brainer. Honey and Habanero are a match made in heaven. I knew when I saw the label that I was in for some kind of taste experience. I didn’t realize it would be this good. Honey, carrots, corn vinegar, sugar, habanero peppers, cayenne peppers, lemon juice, garlic, onions, salt, and black pepper make up the ingredient list that gives this sauce its awesome taste.

As you would expect, the honey makes Bee Sting Honey ‘N Habanero sweet. In fact, it’s one of the sweetest sauces I’ve ever tasted. The honey is real and it’s pure. Good stuff all the way around. Continue Reading

Ingredients:

• 1.25 lbs ground beef
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 habanero pepper, chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 beer – amber or dark
• 2 (15 ounce) cans of tomato sauce
• 1 (10 ounce) can of Rotel tomatoes with chili peppers, drained
• 2 tablespoons of chili powder
• 1 tablespoon of ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
• hot sauce to taste (try Mad Dog 357 or Dave’s Insanity Sauce if you want to make it really hot)
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Ingredients:

• 3 cups distilled white vinegar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 pounds cayenne or jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped

Directions:

1. Simmer vinegar, salt and peppers for 5 to 10 minutes.
2. Process in food processor or blender.
3. Seal in small sterilized canning jars and place in a cool, dark place to age for about 3 months.
4. Strain a portion of the sauce when ready to use; store in refrigerator.

357 Mad Dog Hot Sauce – When this Mad Dog 357 is used, you don’t call the police, you call the fire department because 357 Mad Dog Hot Sauce is hot. You will need the fire department to put out the hot blazing inferno in your body.

Chile heat addicts—get ready to fall in love. You may not have thought that you could be in love with a 357, but that’s when you thought it was a gun. This Mad Dog 357 is a hot sauce with 357,000 Scoville units.

Just smelling 357 Mad Dog Hot Sauce could set your nose on fire. Continue Reading

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 c Mustard
• 5 tb Brown sugar
• 4 tb Tomato paste
• 3 tb Apple cider vinegar
• 1 tb Worcester
• 1/2 ts Cayenne
• 1/2 ts Black pepper
• 1/2 ts Garlic powder Continue Reading
  

Irish Scream BBQ Sauce – I love the barbecue wars. I really do. Every time you turn around, there’s a new sauce that claims to be the winner of several awards. Sometimes the claims are accurate and the titles are well deserved. Sometimes they aren’t. At any rate, these barbecue wars result in some extremely delicious sauces.

Irish Scream BBQ Sauce is one of those sauces. Okay, so I’m Irish. I was probably going to love this sauce from the word go. I say probably, because if it had been one of those boring sauces that claim to be something special, I would have tossed it out on its butt. Continue Reading

Ingredients:

• 4-6 eggs
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• pinch of cayenne
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons water
• paprika, for sprinkling

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