For our chili heads that love everything hot and hotter still, many of you have been asking for a simple to prepare Ghost Pepper hot sauce recipe that you can make at home. Here is a great one that you can make and use as a sauce for ribs or shredded pork. You can even use it as a mop sauce too.

When preparing this particular recipe, you want to protect your hands, eyes and skin while handling the hot ghost pepper so please wear an apron, goggles and gloves while handling these types of peppers.

2 cups of white vinegar
1 1/2 … Continue Reading

There are plenty of people looking for ways to cut carbs and still enjoy their favorite wings and BBQ sauces. Sugar is the main culprit and when you make your own sauce, you can adjust the sugar or use a sugar substitute. We have a great recipe for a Low Carb BBQ Sauce that you can tweak to your enjoyment level.

Eating out can be an issue for those watching their carbs and when you have a craving for some hot and spicy wings, you do have some choices available. Here is a list of the carb counts for … Continue Reading

Hot wings are so good and easy to make on the fly when you have unexpected guests show up.  Here is an awesome recipe for a creamy dipping sauce for your wings that requires no special ingredients. Your favorite on hand ingredients like BBQ sauce and Hot Sauce make this super-fast to whip up.

Here is what you will need to make the perfect creamy dipping sauce for your buffalo wings.

1 clove of garlic, minced
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
pinch of salt
pinch of … Continue Reading

Making a hot sauce is a unique as the person creating it. There are so many different ingredients that you can use to mix your peppers with to get a tangy, sweet, spicy pepper hot sauce.  Using peaches has become a popular additive into many hot sauces and often people look for a way to blend in their peaches when making a recipe.

Here is an easy hot sauce recipe that you can use and tweak as you like.

Peach Hot Sauce Recipe

10 large orange Habanero Peppers (washed, cored and seeds removed)
5 large super ripe fresh Peaches (washed and pitted)
1/2 large white … Continue Reading

Hot pepper sauce is a basic cooking necessity that pepper lovers want to keep in their kitchen at all times.  Having a favorite homemade hot pepper sauce that you can call your own and be able to adjust the flavors is a great thing to have too.  Here is a very simple recipe that you can use to flavor your sauces, wings, or other delicious foods.

Homemade Hot Pepper Sauce
3 cups chopped Habanero Peppers
2 cups white vinegar
2 tablespoons pickling salt

You will need a large blender container with lid or a food processor to mix up this recipe. You will want to … Continue Reading

Cornbread is the perfect accompaniment to a big bowl of chili.  Perfect for game day or on a cold, rainy day, a big bowl of steaming hot chili with just the right amount of kick to it is so good.  Here is the perfect recipe for and easy to make cornbread to go with your chili, with a nice little kick to it too.

Mexican Corn Bread with Peppers Recipe

1 cup yellow corn meal
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup whole milk
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, well beaten
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 small jalapeno, finely chopped

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There are many popular local favorites when it comes to barbeque sauces and one local favorite in the south is McClard’s BBQ. McClard’s BBQ restaurant is located in Hot Springs, Arkansas and opened their business in 1928. They are famous for their bbq sauce recipe and the story goes that it was given to the family back in the 1920′s by a traveler who couldn’t pay his trailer’s lot rent. In exchange, he gave the McClard’s family his secret recipe for a fabulous bbq sauce. The McClard family loved the recipe and the sauce so much that they opened a … Continue Reading

For game day, simple and easy is usually a requirement for the food selection of the day and when it comes to feeding a crowd, it can be a challenge to find easy to prepare appetizers.  One great solution are meatballs that are slow cooked in bbq sauce and the easiest way to slow cook your meatballs is by using a crock pot.  They come out so amazingly moist and tender, you will want to make this recipe over and over.

There are many recipes out there but today we thought we would share a few of the easy ones with … Continue Reading

Wet mop basting sauce is primarily used when making pulled pork barbecue sandwiches.  Slow roasting and smoking of your favorite cut of pork roast will yield you wonderful flavor in your meat and you sandwiches over all.

Here is a basic recipe that you can follow and adjust for flavor as you like.

Wet Mop Basting Sauce Recipe

1 cup vinegar
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
1 tablespoon salt

In a medium sized mixing bowl combine together all of the above ingredients in the order they are given in the recipe. You want to stir … Continue Reading

When it comes to making Buffalo Wings at home there are 2 ways you can go about it and today we thought we would discuss both methods with you.

If you are a busy person and want a no fuss way to make homemade buffalo wings then you can purchase a variety of bottled (already prepared) barbecue sauces and marinate your chicken wings in the sauce for a few hours and then bake or grill them until done.

For those of you who have the time to cook and enjoy cooking you can make your own buffalo wing hot sauce at home … Continue Reading

Hot pepper sauce is a staple item in many households and cultures.  There are literally thousands of different brands out there for you to try but it’s hard to find the perfect one for you and your family. We all want our own signature flavor.  Heck, you may be an aspiring Hot Sauce chef!

So, you can easily make your own homemade hot pepper sauce by following the below recipe. This is a great recipe for those of you with backyard gardens and who grow your own hot peppers.

6 Habanero peppers, chopped
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 (6 … Continue Reading

After eating all of the pepper infused rubs and sauces you get from Insane Chicken, you are going to want a beautiful dessert. You can make your own homemade hot fudge sauce quickly and easily at home with just a few ingredients that you most likely have on hand. Homemade hot fudge sauce tastes 100% better than store bought hot fudge sauce so making your own is really worth the effort.

And because we know our customers love it spicy, you can add some dried Chipotle Pepper as a lovely topper to just give this a bit of a kicked up … Continue Reading

Sweet Bourbon BBQ Sauce has been around for decades and has quickly become a favorite sauce for millions of grillers around the world. This sauce is fantastic on chicken or ribs and makes a delicious sauce for your favorite meats.

You can easily make your own Sweet Bourbon BBQ Sauce at home when you follow the recipe given below.

3 lean strips of bacon
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup of bourbon
1/4 cup of vinegar (apple cider or red vinegar)
1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
15 oz. can of tomato sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon each of salt and ground black pepper
1/2 cup … Continue Reading

Hot wings have become a favorite appetizer over the years.  In fact they have moved into their own as a main course with the growth of restaurants that focus on hot wings as their main course.  A multitude of franchises like Wing Stop and Hooter’s are continuing to see growth in the market with hot wings as the main choice in dinner.

I your wnat to buy wing sauces InsaneChicken’s has a wide variety of Gourmet Wing Sauces. Hot wings are fairly easy to make and with a great recipe you can become the star at your … Continue Reading

Ingredients:

• 1 cup prepared yellow mustard
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• ground black pepper to taste

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If you are pressed for time or experiencing a lot of bad weather, sometimes you are not able to grill when you want to.  The good news is that you can certainly roast your freshly picked peppers in a microwave oven. Here is some direction and tips on how to do that.

Always remember, when handling hot peppers you will need to wear a pair of rubber gloves to protect the skin on your hands. Don’t forget your eyes! You should purchase a cheap pair of plastic protective glasses or wear your own eyeglasses to protect your eyes from splattering pepper … Continue Reading

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup blackberry preserves
• 1 1/2 cups ketchup
• 1/8 cup brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

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Red Chiles are a popular plant to grow and harvest and a very popular pepper to eat too.  It is easy to enjoy all of the different varieties of red chili peppers such as the Thai Chiles, Cayenne Peppers, Habanero Red Savina’s and many more.  With all of these great peppers around, you will want to make sure that you can keep the fresh flavors all year long.

Grinding your red peppers is a great way to preserve them.  Here are some simple steps to prepare your peppers, then dry them and grind them into a great spice for the best … Continue Reading

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 teaspoon ground dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon horseradish sauce

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Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch

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Native to Latin America, Mexico and the Southern Parts of the US, the Serrano pepper is a medium hot to hot pepper that ranges between 7,000 to 25,000 on the Socville scale. This is a smaller pepper that is a meatier variety than some.  Because its structure has very thin skin, it is not a pepper that is used for drying.

Growing the Serrano is relatively easy. It starts out as green in color and as the fruit ripens you will see it change colors to red, orange and brown.  This pepper is one of the most used peppers in Mexico … Continue Reading

Ingredients:

• 1 cup prepared mustard
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/4 teaspoon powdered oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon powdered thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne

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Ingredients:

• 2 Tbls peanut oil
• 8 Ripe mangoes peeled and cut into large dice
• 1/2 cup diced white onion
• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 2 Fresh habanero Chiles Seeded and cut into quarters
• 1/2 cup Champaign vinegar
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar or honey
• salt to taste.

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Some things seem to go together naturally; chips and salsa, cookies and milk, eggs and bacon.  Rice and peppers was not one that was at the top of my “gotta have it” list until I ran across a few recipes that blended rice, peppers and cheese into a delightful, delicious dish.  Being the curious cook that I am, I knew I had to try it.

The recipe that is below is one from my friend that has been modified through years of cooking it.  I tweaked a few things myself to get the taste I loved. Give it a try.

Spanish Jalapeno … Continue Reading

Ingredients:

• 1 gallon white vinegar
• 1 1/3 cups cayenne pepper
• 1 1/8 cups ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup mustard powder
• 1/2 cup salt
• 3 lemons
• 2 (10 fluid ounce) bottles Worcestershire sauce

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