Tabasco is one of our all-time favorite condiments, of course. This and other hot sauces add a splash of bright flavor and a zing of spice to whatever we have on our plates. We can't help but sneak a little heat into many of our favorite summer dishes!
• Fried Chicken - A couple of shakes of hot sauce in the buttermilk-egg coating gives fried chicken an extra zip.
• Guacamole - We love adding a little heat to our cool, creamy guac.
• Barbecue Sauce - We never seem to get our BBQ sauce as spicy as we like it. Hot sauce to the rescue!
• Caramel Corn - A spicy sweet snack.
• Spicy Mayonnaise - We love hot sauce in creamy dressings. Try this in macaroni salad, potato salad, and coleslaw.
• Scrambled Eggs - Stir it in and serve it up!
• Gazpacho - Hot sauce gives this chilled soup some extra intrigue.
• Burgers - Mix some hot sauce right into the ground meat while you form the patties.
What other ideas do you have for adding heat to summer dishes?
Related: Can't Take the Heat? How to Eat Spicy Foods
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Writing from NOLA, it would be easier to list the foods that hot sauce should NOT sneak its way into (and yes, that list is short). However, to be serious, I'm afraid you omitted one of the most important categories from your list: eggs.
Throw some into ketchup as a condiment for fries or burgers. So delicious...
Cholula for the win!
Hot sauce can go with just about anything, thankfully. I'm a big fan of using Sriracha instead of Tabasco, though. Add it to pastas, sandwiches (Montreal Smoked Meat Dijon & Sriracha = heavenly!), any Mexican dish, any Japanese dish...darn-well anything! I stockpile bottles of the stuff ;)
second hot sauce on eggs. mmm. but will say once i tried frank's red hot, never went back to tobasco :)
I love Tobasco! And not the green or the chipotle stuff - the classic! My favorite use is with corn chowder or clam chowder.... pretty much anything creamy. Also tastes great on biscuits & gravy on the rare occasion that I have that...
Tabasco factory in Avery Isle, LA is a wonderful place to visit and take a tour.
I'm kind of obsessed with Sriracha. So delicious I almost just want to eat it straight from the bottle...
Hot sauce adds a great pep to cool, crunchy coleslaws. Yum. And use it to marinate a tuna steak, along with soy sauce, ginger, and garlic, then sear and serve over noodles and steamed Asian veggies.
The Chipotle Tabasco is really nice..smoky and dark - a nice addition to the zinggg of the spicy heat!
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best in a Bloody Mary
Franks Red Hot on mac and cheese....mmmmmm
I have a receipe for blue cheese dressing that calls for Tabasco - I use whatever hot sauce I have on hand when I make it. It does add a little something.
Franks and lime juice (either from the bottle or a wedge) on corn on the cob is my new favorite summertime treat!