Ready to take those grilled steaks or chicken breasts to spice levels they’ve never gone before? Turn your summer barbecue into something your tongue will remember for a VERY long time. Spicy habanero marinade pairs those extra-hot chilies (100,000 to 350,000 Scoville heat units) with garlic, sherry vinegar, …
Sure, this isn’t the most authentic mole sauce recipe in town, but it’s definitely one of the simplest. Our easy mole sauce tastes great, too, with earthy flavors like you’d expect: cinnamon, cocoa powder, brown sugar, and more. It’s perfect over chicken and enchiladas, or try …
Carrot-based hot sauces are surprisingly delicious. They smooth the typical hot sauce tang and provide a little earthiness to the sauce to boot. One of our favorite combos of the bunch is certainly a carrot habanero sauce. It delivers significant spice and the habanero pepper …
No, this isn’t a pasta sauce you just “whip up”, but if you want an impressive flavor to pair with simple pasta, this spicy bolognese sauce is worth the squeeze. It’s deliciously spiced – slightly exotic with a kick of spice, yet still very traditional …
Tomatillos are the real stars of this green enchilada sauce. Their delicious fruit-like tang is a perfect complement to enchiladas (and other rustic Mexican cuisine as well). But they aren’t the only green things that matter in this enchilada sauce. Both poblano peppers and jalapeños …
Sriracha sauce is the perfect base for all sorts of sauces. Its mix of red jalapeños peppers, tomato, and garlic works with anything from pasta sauces to barbecue wet rubs. This Sriracha lime sauce sits somewhere in between the two. It’s an excellent serving sauce …
Like a little smoky edge to your sauces? Don’t ignore what chipotle peppers can quickly bring to the table, particularly in simple ketchup-based sauces like cocktail sauce. This chipotle cocktail sauce brings plenty of horseradish spiciness but adds an earthy, smoky zip via chipotle in …
Pumpkin season means pumpkins are…well in everything. Soups, drinks, desserts, and yes…sauces. They are particularly good with Mexican sauces like mole. And it makes sense. Mole sauce is already deliciously earthy and sweet, making pumpkin, a vegetable native to Mexico, a perfect addition to the mix. …
Here’s a simple way to bring your pasta to a real spicy boil. Sriracha spaghetti sauce (a.k.a. Sriracha marinara) is a simple pasta sauce to make, but the flavor impact is plentiful. There’s that tomato tang, a garlicky undertone, and a very eatable level of …
Roasted red bell peppers and almonds are the base of this spicy romesco sauce. This delicious Catalonian recipe is smooth, nutty, and earthy with a slightly smoky spiciness. Cayenne pepper and smoked paprika bring the spiciness (and smokiness) here. Altogether, it turns meals into something …