What is your favorite Hot Sauce?

[Jermyn Davidson]

I like spicy various spicy salsas, but the only hot sauce I purchase is Texas Pete.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Walks_in_islam

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Lampung is the best hot sauce made

I'll pick some up Monday.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

I like spicy various spicy salsas, but the only hot sauce I purchase is Texas Pete.

I like Texas Pete, sort of on the level of Crystals.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by jediwill83

Tabasco and Green El Yucateca . The El Yucateca has this amazing flavor and intense heat that seduces your taste buds into craving more despite the heat. It's a bit of Icarus action for your tongue. I put some on flour tortillas and just eat them plain.

Tabasco however is my old standby.

There was a Mexican restaurant that the church family use to visit. They would give you Green El Yucateca to use on your food. I would bathe my refried beans with it.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

It's very simple, and can be made as hot to taste as desired (see below). This is very similar to restaurant style hot sauce in south Texas. I have played around with many different combinations, and this one seems to be the closest to what my family hails as the best.

2 cans crushed or diced tomatoes (15 oz)
1 can Rotel
1 can whole tomatillos (about 8 oz I think) or homegrown tomatillos, 3-4
1 tsp white sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 bunch cilantro leaves, stems removed
1-2 jalapenos, unseeded, sliced

In your blender, add all ingredients, and blend just until mixed well. Don't overdo it. Little chunks are nice. Serve with Tostitos scoop tortilla chips.

NOTE: If you want really hot sauce, you can use the hottest peppers you can find. The seed is where the heat is, so always add the seeds if you want it hot. This is to taste. I use generally 1-2 unseeded jalapenos and it gives the perfect amount of heat for us.

RE tomatillos: I grow my own, but you can also buy them. Peel the skins off and simmer them slowly for about 10 minutes in a bit of water, drain, and then add to blender. Either canned or cooked both work great.

I will try this tomorrow. Thank you

[MawMaw]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

It's very simple, and can be made as hot to taste as desired (see below). This is very similar to restaurant style hot sauce in south Texas. I have played around with many different combinations, and this one seems to be the closest to what my family hails as the best.

2 cans crushed or diced tomatoes (15 oz)
1 can Rotel
1 can whole tomatillos (about 8 oz I think) or homegrown tomatillos, 3-4
1 tsp white sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 bunch cilantro leaves, stems removed
1-2 jalapenos, unseeded, sliced

In your blender, add all ingredients, and blend just until mixed well. Don't overdo it. Little chunks are nice. Serve with Tostitos scoop tortilla chips.

NOTE: If you want really hot sauce, you can use the hottest peppers you can find. The seed is where the heat is, so always add the seeds if you want it hot. This is to taste. I use generally 1-2 unseeded jalapenos and it gives the perfect amount of heat for us.

RE tomatillos: I grow my own, but you can also buy them. Peel the skins off and simmer them slowly for about 10 minutes in a bit of water, drain, and then add to blender. Either canned or cooked both work great.

Yum! I make my salsa similar to your recipe!

[MawMaw]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

What is your favorite Hot Sauce?

Tabasco and Crystals.

Torchbearer Sauces' The Rapture

I don't particularly like really hot, hot sauces!

My favorites are, Tabasco and Texas Pete!

[votivesoul]

In college, my Geography of Southeast Asia professor took our entire class and their significant others out to a Thai-Laotian restaurant in Madison, WI. The dish I ordered was a number #1 on the list of 4, for possible spiciness. It came with this little red patch on it, smaller than a fingernail.

I don't know what it was, but after the first bite, I was dying. I'm still traumatized. I can't eat anything spicy, anymore.

[jediwill83]

Originally Posted by votivesoul

In college, my Geography of Southeast Asia professor took our entire class and their significant others out to a Thai-Laotian restaurant in Madison, WI. The dish I ordered was a number #1 on the list of 4, for possible spiciness. It came with this little red patch on it, smaller than a fingernail.

I don't know what it was, but after the first bite, I was dying. I'm still traumatized. I can't eat anything spicy, anymore.

When I've gone to some Asian or Mexican places there have been many times they are freaking out because I eat stuff much hotter than they can tolerate.

We used to have this little hole in the wall place down the road called Anna's. It was ran by these two sweet Malaysian women...Food was amaaaaaaazing! They had this sauce they made that was super hot. Literally looked like pulped peppers but it was delicious. I used to get whatever I ordered extra spicy and get a side of the pepper sauce they made.

[Godsdrummer]

Home made is not home made if you use canned ingredients. Just saying. If you want the best hot sauce you must first use fresh ingredients.

The balance is however much tomatoes you use you must do a ratio to with garlic 1/8-1, crushed cloves. Onions 1/4-1, cilantro 1/8-1, Jalapenos 1/8-1.

Jalapenos can be crushed or diced, with or without seeds, depending on how hot you want. Also add more or less peppers for more or less heat, I don't only use jalapenos. Neither do I skin or cook tomatoes or any other ingredients.
Everything goes in the blender or food processor just to mix and give a nice chop.

when I make this I make enough to do 4-6 quarts and can in water bath canner. It does not last long.

In our area we have two hot sauces that are almost the same. El Pato, and Tapitio. I hate tabasco these two have flavor and heat.