5 Essential Hot Sauces

5 Essential Hot Sauces

Keeping a pantry fully loaded for a family is a tough job. There are so many things to run out of, especially when it comes to condiments. Everybody has different taste buds, so it is hard to have certain condiments and sauces on hand so everyone can enjoy their meal. Hot sauce is a condiment that’s typically on the table for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

No matter how good a meal is, some people like to take it up a notch with a spicy, fiery, peppery, zesty hot sauce. Even Beyonce professed her love for the spicy condiment in her song Formation when she proclaimed, “I got hot sauce in my bag-swag.” Hot sauce is typically made from chili peppers as the base. Yet this essential staple exists in many forms in pantries around the world. Here are five essential hot sauces by type:

1. Cajun hot sauce
Cajun hot sauce is just as its name suggests, it is bursting with Cajun flavor and ingredients. A Southern staple, this is made with simple ingredients and enjoyed on all types of foods regardless of whether they are Southern dishes or not.

2. Sriracha
Sriracha hot sauce is a distant cousin to tabasco sauce. It is made from chili, garlic, sugar, salt, distilled, vinegar, and a few other ingredients. Although it gets its heat from jalapeño peppers, sriracha is only moderately hot.

3. Chipotle hot sauce
Chipotle hot sauce is the best sauce to take your Mexican meal up a notch. Chipotle hot sauce is smoky and fiery and a dab on a burrito can transform a meal from drab to deliriously delicious.

4. Red chili hot sauce
Red-chili sauce made using Pasilla and Ancho chilies and are used in many Tex Mex dishes. A red paste, its appeal is the authentic flavor it adds to any dish.

5. Keto-friendly hot sauce
Keto-friendly hot sauce is a great way to add heat and flavor to your keto-friendly meal. Keto-friendly options have no added sugar and still give a dish a kick. There are several brands that make a keto-friendly hot sauce.

All these hot sauces are made by different brands and come in various size bottles. Hot sauce is an awesome addition to the condiment stash in your pantry and you can get one small enough to fit in your bag-swag.