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Best Hot Sauces

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121 hot sauce recipes in the catalog, each tied to a published source and an award-winning kitchen. Below: the ratio pattern that defines the category, a short FAQ, and a seeded jar you can build without retyping ingredients.

Ratio explainer · Ginger-Berbere Hot Sauce

Typical liquid stack for this category. Oil and acid volumes from a published recipe in the set. Michelin- and James Beard–linked kitchens contribute the majority of citations in this catalog.

Ratio by volume: LEMON JUICE 30 ml, RED WINE 15 ml, WATER 15 ml
LEMON JUICE 30 mlRED WINE 15 mlWATER 15 ml

Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SCOTCH

Kwame Onwuachi's scotch bonnet hot sauce for eggs, fish

blend · hot sauce

Ginger-Berbere Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: AWASE

Samuelsson's awaze, a berbere-ginger Ethiopian hot condiment

shake · hot sauce

Lime Zest Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: RED CHILE

Gourdet's red chile jerk sauce for grilled meats, plantains

blend · hot sauce

Gochujang Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: GOCHUJANG

Edward Lee's gochujang sauce for chicken wings

shake · hot sauce

Korean Garlic Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: KOREAN GARLI

Roy Choi's LocoL dipping sauce for fries, burgers

stove · hot sauce

Salsa Macha

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA MACHA

Rick Bayless' salsa macha for tacos, eggs, vegetables

stove · hot sauce

Ssäm Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SSAM

Chang's ssäm sauce for bo ssäm, lettuce wraps

shake · hot sauce

Gochujang Wing Glaze

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: GINGER-SOY

Edward Lee's gochujang glaze for fried chicken wings

stove · hot sauce

Chipotle Steak Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: CHIPOTLE

Bayless' chipotle steak sauce, a smoky table condiment

stove · hot sauce

Salsa Negra

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA NEGRA

Gabriela Cámara's salsa negra for sweet potato, octopus

stove · hot sauce

S'chug

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: S'CHUG

Solomonov's s'chug for falafel, eggs, shakshuka

blend · hot sauce

Mexican-Garlic-Chile Hot Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: BOLD RED

Bayless' bold árbol chile salsa for tacos, very hot

stove · hot sauce

Mexican-Garlic-Habanero Hot Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: ROASTED

Bayless' roasted habanero salsa, an extreme-heat condiment

blend · hot sauce

Morita Salsa

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: MORITA SALSA

Bayless' morita salsa for tacos, sweet-smoky heat

stove · hot sauce

S'chug

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SCHUG

Solomonov's s'chug for falafel, meats, eggs

blend · hot sauce

Korean Gochujang Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: KOREAN

Jet Tila's gochujang table sauce for dumplings, bowls

shake · hot sauce

General Tso's Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: GINGER-SOY

Jet Tila's General Tso's sauce for fried chicken

stove · hot sauce

Homemade Sriracha

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SRIRACHA

Jet Tila's homemade sriracha, an everyday hot sauce

blend · hot sauce

Cocktail Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: COCKTAIL

Emeril Lagasse's cocktail sauce for shrimp cocktail

shake · hot sauce

Hot Cocktail Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: COCKTAIL

Lagasse's hot cocktail sauce for oysters, shrimp

shake · hot sauce

Spicy Ketchup

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SPICY

Marcus Samuelsson's spicy ketchup for burgers, fries

blend · hot sauce

Spicy Cocktail Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SPICY

Lagasse's spicy cocktail sauce for shrimp, oysters

shake · hot sauce

Charred Chilli Soy-Ginger Sauce

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: GINGER-SOY

Clare Smyth's charred chilli soy-ginger sauce for chicken

stove · hot sauce

Yum Nua Dressing

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: YUM NUA

Nok Suntaranon's yum nua dressing for Thai beef salad

shake · hot sauce

Korean-Scallion Ssamjang

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SSAMJANG

Hooni Kim's ssamjang for Korean BBQ, lettuce wraps

shake · hot sauce

Nam Jim Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: NAM JIM

Christina Nguyen's nam jim sauce for grilled seafood

shake · hot sauce

Naam Jim Kai Yaang

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: NAAM JIM

Ricker's tamarind dipping sauce for grilled chicken, pork

stove · hot sauce

Jaew

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: JAEW

Andy Ricker's jaew dipping sauce for grilled meats, rice

shake · hot sauce

Garlic-Chili Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: JAPAN GARLIC

Roy Choi's magic sauce for bibim noodles, rice bowls

blend · hot sauce

Cocktail Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: GOCHUJANG

Edward Lee's gochujang cocktail sauce for shrimp

shake · hot sauce

Mojo Rojo

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: MOJO ROJO

José Andrés' mojo rojo for cauliflower, green beans

blend · hot sauce

Bibimbap Gochujang Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: BIBIMBAP

Corey Lee's bibimbap gochujang sauce for rice bowls

shake · hot sauce

Soy-Ginger Glaze

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: GINGER-SOY

Ming Tsai's soy-ginger glaze for grilled fish, chicken

stove · hot sauce

Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: PEPPER SAUCE

Onwuachi's peppa sauce for jerk, curry, table use

blend · hot sauce

Korean-Garlic-Sweet Chili Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SWEET CHILI

Roy Choi's that's so sweet sauce for chicken, shrimp

blend · hot sauce

Sesame Guajillo-Morita Salsa Macha

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SESAME

Enrique Olvera's salsa macha for tacos, grilled meats

stove · hot sauce

Ginger-Shallot Hot Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: RED XO

Brandon Jew's red XO sauce for noodles, rice, eggs

stove · hot sauce

Nam Prik

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: NAM PRIK

Pim Techamuanvivit's nam prik pao for rice, noodles

stove · hot sauce

XO Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: GINGER-SOY

Pim Techamuanvivit's XO sauce for green beans, noodles

stove · hot sauce

Black Pepper-Scallion Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: BLACK

Joanne Chang's black pepper-scallion sauce for noodles

shake · hot sauce

Chinese Soy Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: JAPANESE SOY

Joanne Chang's fun sauce for chow fun, stir-fries

stove · hot sauce

Kimchee-Style Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: KIMCHEE

Izard's kimchee-style sauce for grilled meats, rice

blend · hot sauce

Vietnamese Chile-Lime Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: VIETNAMESE-S

Gourdet's Vietnamese chile-lime sauce for mushrooms, meats

shake · hot sauce

Garlic-Ginger Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SICHUAN

Jing Gao's Sichuan chili crisp for noodles, dumplings

stove · hot sauce

Sichuan Chili

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SICHUAN

Jing Gao's Sichuan chili oil for dumplings, noodles

stove · hot sauce

Dan Dan Noodle Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: DAN DAN

Jing Gao's dan dan noodle sauce for noodles

shake · hot sauce

Korean-Shallot Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: KOREAN CHILI

Alan Wong's Korean chili vinegar sauce for shrimp, seafood

blend · hot sauce

Fish Sauce Condiment

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: FISH

Chris Shepherd's fish sauce condiment for vegetables, meats

stove · hot sauce

Indian-Ginger Hot Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: TAMARIND

Suvir Saran's tamarind chutney for samosas, chaat

stove · hot sauce

Garlic Chutney

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: GARLIC

Suvir Saran's garlic chutney for thali, grilled meats

blend · hot sauce

Spicy Chili Oil

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SPICY CHILI

Fuchsia Dunlop's spicy chili oil for dumplings, noodles

stove · hot sauce

Homemade Chili Oil

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: HOMEMADE

Made With Lau's homemade chili oil for noodles, rice

stove · hot sauce

Korean Red Dragon Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: KOREAN RED

Chang's Korean red dragon sauce for rice cakes, wraps

stove · hot sauce

Kimchi Seasoning Paste

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: GINGER-SOY

David Chang's kimchi seasoning paste for rice bowls, eggs

blend · hot sauce

Thai Fish Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: PAD THAI

Jet Tila's pad Thai sauce for noodles, stir-fries

shake · hot sauce

Yangnyeom Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: YANGNYEOM

JP Park's yangnyeom sauce for Korean fried chicken

stove · hot sauce

Yak-Gochujang

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: STIR-FRIED

JP Park's stir-fried gochujang for lettuce ssam, rice

stove · hot sauce

Kimchi Seasoning Paste

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: KIMCHI

JP Park's kimchi seasoning paste for homemade kimchi

blend · hot sauce

Bird's Eye Hot Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: PHRIK NAAM

Andy Ricker's fiery Thai fish sauce table condiment

shake · hot sauce

Yellow Anticucho Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: YELLOW

Nobu's aji amarillo sauce for grilled anticucho skewers

shake · hot sauce

Harissa

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: FRENCH HOT

Paula Wolfert's classic North African harissa

blend · hot sauce

Vietnamese-Garlic Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: VIET CHILI

Andrea Nguyen's garlic-chile sauce for pho and noodles

blend · hot sauce

Classic Ssamjang

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: CLASSIC SSAM

Hooni Kim's classic ssamjang for lettuce wraps

blend · hot sauce

Nam Pla Prik

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: NAM PLA

Jet Tila's fiery nam pla prik table sauce

shake · hot sauce

Chili Oil

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: CHILI OIL

Jon Yao's Sichuan-spiced chili oil for noodles

stove · hot sauce

Chojang

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: CHOJANG SWE

JP Park's sweet-spicy chojang for sashimi

shake · hot sauce

Charred Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: CHARRED HOT

Thomas Bille's smoky charred hot sauce for tacos

blend · hot sauce

Thai Chile Fish-Sauce Honey

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: THAI HONEY

Garcia & Lu's sweet-spicy lacquer for fried chicken

stove · hot sauce

Nam Jim Jaew

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: NAM JIM JAEW

Chef Nok's Isaan nam jim jaew for grilled meats

shake · hot sauce

Filipino Garlic Vinegar

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: FILIPINO GAR

Tim Flores's Filipino garlic vinegar for adobo

shake · hot sauce

Senegalese Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SENEGALESE

Serigne Mbaye's Senegalese hot sauce for jollof

blend · hot sauce

Cantonese XO-Style Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: CANTONESE XO

Made With Lau's Cantonese XO-style sauce

stove · hot sauce

Simple Salsa Macha

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA MACHA

Enrique Olvera's simplified salsa macha

stove · hot sauce

Chile Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: CHILE HOT

Rodney Scott's classic pepper vinegar hot sauce

shake · hot sauce

Harissa

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: HARISSA

Solomonov's Zahav harissa for eggs and meats

blend · hot sauce

Hot Pepper Vinegar

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: HOT VINEGAR

Toni Tipton-Martin's hot pepper vinegar for greens

shake · hot sauce

Mojo Picón

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: MOJO PICN

José Andrés's Canarian mojo picón for potatoes

blend · hot sauce

Ssamjang

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SSAMJANG

Chang's condiment for bo ssäm & lettuce wraps

blend · hot sauce

Rose Harissa Oil Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: ROSE HARISSA

Ottolenghi's rose harissa oil for eggs and yogurt bowls

shake · hot sauce

Spicy Chinese Mustard Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SPICY CHINES

Wolfgang Puck's spicy Chinese mustard sauce

shake · hot sauce

Chile Crisp Oil

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: CHILE CRISP

Garcia & Lu's crunchy chile crisp oil

stove · hot sauce

Sichuan Chile Oil

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SICHUAN CHIL

Melissa Perello's numbing Sichuan chile oil

stove · hot sauce

Salsa Macha Verde

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA MACHA

Philip Speer's green salsa macha for grilled carrots

blend · hot sauce

Ancho Chile Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: ANCHO CHILE

Bobby Flay's ancho chile sauce for enchiladas

blend · hot sauce

Caribbean Pepper Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: CARIBBEAN PE

Kwame Onwuachi's Caribbean pepper sauce

blend · hot sauce

Awaze Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: AWAZE SAUCE

Marcus Samuelsson's Ethiopian awaze sauce

blend · hot sauce

Habanero Oil

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: HABANERO OIL

Sarah Thompson's fiery habanero oil for mole

blend · hot sauce

Gunpowder Spice Oil

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: GUNPOWDER SP

Vijay Kumar's gunpowder spice oil for dosa

shake · hot sauce

Sweet Soy-Vinegar Dipping Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SWEET SOYVI

Benchawan Painter's sweet soy dip for chive pancakes

shake · hot sauce

Zhug

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: ZHUG

Michael Rafidi's fiery Levantine zhug

blend · hot sauce

Salsa Macha

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: GARLIC HOT

Rene Andrade's crunchy salsa macha

stove · hot sauce

Ají Verde

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: AJ VERDE

Nando Chang's creamy Peruvian ají verde

blend · hot sauce

Sweet Chile Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: MUSHI

Tim Raue's sweet chile mushi sauce base

stove · hot sauce

Red Chile Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: ROTE CHILI

Tim Raue's red chile sauce for duck

stove · hot sauce

Green Chile Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: GRNE CHILI

Tim Raue's green chile sauce for fish

stove · hot sauce

Somali Cilantro Green Chile Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SOMALI

Somali Cilantro & from a national-award-winning chef

blend · hot sauce

Sichuan Mala Chile Oil

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SICHUAN ML

Sichuan Málà Chile from a national-award-winning chef

stove · hot sauce

Salsa Macha

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SALSA MACHA

Martínez's salsa macha

stove · hot sauce

Gochujang Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: GOCHUJANG

Gochujang from a national-award-winning chef

shake · hot sauce

Piri Piri Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: PIRI PIRI

Hawa Hassan's piri piri sauce for grilled chicken

shake · hot sauce

Red Pepper Bagnetto

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: BAGNETTO

Michelangelo Mammoliti's red pepper bagnetto for anchovies

blend · hot sauce

Yellow Pepper Bagnetto

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: BAGNETTO

Mammoliti's yellow pepper bagnetto for anchovies

blend · hot sauce

Ti-Malice Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: TI MALICE

Gregory Gourdet's ti-malice sauce for salmon

blend · hot sauce

Sambal Belachan Paste

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SAMBAL

Malcolm Lee's sambal belachan for kang kong stir-fries

blend · hot sauce

Chili Oil

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: CHILI OIL

Sergio Herman's chili oil for seafood and vegetables

stove · hot sauce

Salsa Brava

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

Joan Roca's salsa brava for patatas bravas

blend · hot sauce

Tomato-Chili-Sauce

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: TOMATO-CHIL

Christian Jürgens's tomato-chili sauce for fondue

stove · hot sauce

Sweet Soy Sambal

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: SWEET SOY

Kaul's sweet soy sambal for grilled whole fish

shake · hot sauce

Rose Kombucha

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: ROSE

From a starred kitchen

shake · hot sauce

Shatta

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SHATTA

Maydān's shatta, a fermented Fresno chili paste

blend · hot sauce

Salsa Brava

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALSA

del Cerro's salsa brava for patatas bravas

stove · hot sauce

Chinese Chili Oil

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: CHILI OIL

Kawada's chili oil, Sazenka-style

shake · hot sauce

Jalapeño-Green Pepper Emulsion

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: JALAPEO-GREE

Erdei's jalapeño emulsion for beef cheek

blend · hot sauce

Italian Chili Crisp

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: ITALIAN

Baraghani's Italian chili crisp

stove · hot sauce

Chilli Oil

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: CHILLI OIL

Blanc's warming chilli oil, made for drizzling

stove · hot sauce

Sweet Chili Sauce

CHAMPION CHEF

On the jar: SWEET CHILI

Qui's sweet chili sauce for fried chicken

stove · hot sauce

Date Hot Sauce

AWARDED KITCHEN

On the jar: DATE HOT

Joo's sweet-spicy date hot sauce for noodles

blend · hot sauce

Sriracha Spicy Vinaigrette

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: GINGER-SOY

Choi's sriracha vinaigrette for roasted Brussels sprouts

blend · hot sauce

Spicy Pipi Spice Paste

HATTED KITCHEN

On the jar: SPICY PIPI

Koludrovic's spicy pipi paste for gnocchi

stove · hot sauce

Nigerian Pepper Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: NIGERIAN

Sokoh's Nigerian pepper sauce for grilled meat

stove · hot sauce

Fresh Hot Sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: FRESH HOT

Lata's fresh cayenne hot sauce

blend · hot sauce

FAQ

What is a hot sauce?
A hot sauce is a chile based condiment, usually chiles pureed with vinegar and salt and sometimes fermented, made to add heat and acidity in small doses. It's built for punch, not volume, unlike a milder salsa meant to be eaten by the spoonful. The 121 recipes here are cited to their published sources; the ratio bar on each recipe page shows the measured liquids.
How long does hot sauce keep?
Most oil-acid dressings keep 3–5 days refrigerated in a sealed jar; egg emulsions are shorter (1–2 days). Always follow the source technique and your local food-safety judgment. We print ratios, not shelf-life claims.
What cut or form of ingredients should I buy?
Buy the form named on the recipe (e.g. Dijon vs whole-grain mustard). Jar labels use short pour names; the editorial page lists full pantry names. When in doubt, match the cited source.

Seeded jar

Seeded jar · 4 sauces

4 kitchens · 1 star · 5 national awards

$39.99 + S&H founding · first 500 · $49.99 after launch