Blogging Ottinger (tim)Most Used Hot Sauces
Iguana hot sauces get a lot of play here. The “gold” and “deuces” in particular. You can get these pretty cheap at a lot of grocery stores, world markets, and gourmet shops. I probably use this more than Tobasco, which is to say “like ketchup.” The one called ‘deuces’ I like a lot. It’s got habeneros in a mustard base, so it’s very flavorful and really good on pork or chicken. Use it to moisten and flavor chicken breast, because chicken breast generally needs that kind of love.
I’m also working my way through a gift set of Mama Rose’s Arizona hot sauces such as “Sergio’s Revenge”. Sergio’s Revenge is made of vinegar, water, dry spices, and *then* peppers, but they are pretty good nonetheless. They have Santack, Jalapeno, and Habenero chilis, and they top it off with some extract (capsaicin oil) to get the heat up. As a result, I feel the heat and it works its magic on sinuses.
For eggs or potatoes, don’t overlook Louisana gold pepper sauces, particularly the green one. It’s not very hot, by hot sauce standards. My friend Josh wouldn’t like it particularly, but he would find all of these sauces to be far too tame. I think it’s a nice low-grade hot sauce with a good, tangy flavor. Also nice to brighten up a soup.
A good hot sauce makes the top of your head sweat. These aren’t the hottest hot sauces on the market, but they are tasty and have the desired effect when used in reasonable quantities.
Which store can I find Iguana Hot Sauce in? I have been looking forever..
Comment by Elizabeth — 2008-May-14 @ 04:18
You can find it at your local WorldMarket, if there is one local. That’s where I tend to get mine. I think that you can find them on some of the online catalogs too.
The words “Iguana Hot Sauces” above are also a link to one of those catalogs.
Comment by Tim — 2008-May-14 @ 10:33