Favourite hot sauce?

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Hmm. I'm not sure if I'm going to try that, but that is probably the most chillies I have ever seen in my life.
Cute doggie.

I really like their channel. I don't find myself making any dishes from it as such but you take a lot away from watching it, if you get me. Lots of tips and ideas to be hod. If you are interested in the variety and scope of Chinese food, rather than looking for recipes, it's a very interesting channel. Flavourful origins on Netflix is also really interesting and enlightening, too.
Sorry for off topic.

My new favourite is "Bulls-Eye Carolina Reaper Extra Hot Sauce" which can be sometimes found at SuperValu. It is pretty hot but also has great deep and rich flavour.

I was in a SuperValu at the weekend and saw a great array of hot sauces, so I'm going to take a pic of it next time and see what people recommend

BailMeOut wrote: »

My new favourite is "Bulls-Eye Carolina Reaper Extra Hot Sauce" which can be sometimes found at SuperValu. It is pretty hot but also has great deep and rich flavour.

Have a bottle in my drawer, awaiting opening.
Which I'll do this week.
Is it better as a cooking or put in sandwich sauce?

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Try it on its own first.

It has a strong flavour that might overpower the dish.

I hardly ever use hot sauce as an ingredient, nearly always as a condiment.

the best hot sauce I've used as an ingredient is Sitto Z Lava, it packs huge flavour behind the heat, and I love it added with the aromatics to a stir fry, allow it to spread all around the dish, maybe three quarters of a teaspoon's worth in a wok of veggies with some soy sauce to help it spread.

I pretty much always use it as a condiment as well, as my wife can't take any hot sauce. I even have to reduce the chilies/curry powder when I'm cooking.

And I alreay have two of Micks sauces open (voodoo reeper and Naga Knockdown). Two drops of either is enough, three drops too much. So they last forever. As well as a medium Nando's for spreading.

But hey, what's another open bottle.

igCorcaigh wrote: »

I have so many open bottles!
My fridge is so small, I tend to keep the vinegar based ones in the cupboard... I hope that's OK!

Any recommendations for a non vinegar one? I find Frank's tooo vinegary

Forgot, I've Micks Trouble in Trinidad as well.

Anyway, couldn't wait any longer.

The Bullseye is nice, hot, but not as hot as the Trinidad or naga. Nice taste of black garlic.

Looking forwards to scrambled eggs with it.

I sometimes put a bit in those microwave bean pots. Perks them up nicely.

Eggs and hot sauce are a clear match for me, too!

the beer revolu wrote: »

Eggs and hot sauce are a clear match for me, too!

Just had 2 boiled eggs, Mics Inferno in one, Cholula in the other. Delicious.

That Bullseye Carolina Reaper with black garlic is a lovely sauce, it really has a nice flavour to it but I do find it a bit mild though.

I add it to mayonnaise for dipping and it's also nice when added to a tomato sauce on a pizza base.

anyone ever buy hot sauce in an Asian shop?

‘Bring the Pain’ hot sauce is fierce feckin hot. Lidl had it for a while over a year ago but not seen it since.

Frank Grimes wrote: »

Yeah I usually get sriracha from an Asian supermarket close to me as well as some SE Asian chilli sauces.

I get my sriracha there alright, was just wondering if there's anything worth looking for

I ordered from Sitto Z this morning

Valentina is what I'm using right now as I saw it in Dunnes. It's nice, not very hot, and maybe a tad too salty.
It's very easy to make your own, does anyone else do this?
I grow chillies so use my own if possible, but basically cook chillies, garlic, red onion, maybe some peppers, in oil in the oven, throw them into some white wine vinegar, blitz... et voila. You can experiment with different additions and ratios. I've made some really good ones in the past.

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

My missus can handle almost any hot sauce (outside of specifically ludicrous ones) including Mic's Carolina Reaper, but Bring The Pain made ribbons of her. It frightens me

Bring the Pain was awful stuff. It was a very artificial heat. Reminded me of those Doritos that came out a couple of years ago.
It was like an acidic taste from the sauce.

LLewellen Farquarson wrote: »

Tried the Carolina Reaper on scrambled eggs last night.
Added it in before cooking and it lost a lot of the flavour. Must try adding it on the plate next.

I found the same, a good dollop in the pizza sauce tasted great but after cooking the pizza I felt very little heat.

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Lol! People.

Hot sauce is a condiment.

Serve at the table.

Or.....

Each to their own;)

I personally use it to add a kick to recipes or use it separately if others don't care too much for hot food.

picked up these three this morning, I've had the lava before and it's lovely, the sahara isn't really a hot sauce as there is no chilli in it at all, but it tastes lovely.

picked up some El Yucateco Chipotle in SV at the weekend

pretty good stuff!