Homemade Hot Sauces

Toss some fried (or baked) chicken wings in this simple 2-ingredient, 1-minute buffalo sauce for a quick appetizer.

Method:   microwave
Time:   under 30 minutes

Taco Bell no longer serves their Verde Sauce (green sauce) but you can still make this beloved condiment at home.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with salt, white vinegar, lime juice, onion, garlic, vegetable oil, carrots, water, scotchbonnet habanero peppers

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Inner Beauty hot sauce is the creation of Chris Schlesinger of the East Coast Grill in Massachusetts. It's a VERY hot mustard sauce with a hint of Caribbean flavors.


Time:   under 30 minutes

Time to expand your hot sauce horizons with a sensational spoonful of serranos. Roasting the chiles adds a charred flavor to the sauce, bringing a smoky Cajun element to...

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

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This death sauce goes straight for the habaneros. It's not just pure spice like a lot of crazy-hot sauces, though thanks to honey and garlic, it'll be a sweet death loaded with...


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with lime juice, distilled vinegar, habanero peppers, onion, garlic, vegetable oil, carrots

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with onions, mangoes or papayas, carrots, cho cho squashes, allspice berries, fresh thyme, black peppercorns, sugar, ginger root, Scotch Bonnet peppers


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with salt, black peppercorns, olive oil, lemon juice, all purpose seasoning, garlic, fresh parsley, tomato paste


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with cumin seeds, allspice berries, ground allspice, whole cloves, ground cloves, dried oregano, salt, garlic

Method:   stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with salt, cayenne pepper, ketchup, corn syrup, brown sugar, lemon juice, chili powder, onion, black pepper

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with onions, green onions, garlic, habanero chilies, fresh parsley, fresh thyme, fresh marjoram, vinegar, ground cloves, Worcestershire sauce


Time:   over 5 hours

Made with garlic, jalapeno peppers, red wine vinegar, lime, sugar, salt, onion


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with salt, cider vinegar, cayenne pepper, black pepper


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with onion, red or green bell pepper, salt, olive oil, red wine vinegar, red pepper flakes, avocado, tomato


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with salt and pepper, whiskey, hot sauce, horseradish

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with molasses, vinegar, Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, onion, garlic, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, dry mustard

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with water, salt, white vinegar, mango, kiwifruit, habanero chili pepper, lime, lemon, frozen orange juice concentrate

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with habaneros, onion, garlic, sugar, malt vinegar

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with olive oil, salt, cumin, Serrano peppers, garlic, coriander, dried red pepper flakes


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with pickling salt, hot peppers, white vinegar

Method:   stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with allspice, brown sugar, garlic, Scotch bonnet peppers, thyme, scallions, cinnamon, nutmeg


Time:   under 30 minutes