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Chilliqueen – Scotch Bonnet Brown Sauce

by Hot Juan on November 12, 2011 · 0 comments

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Chilliqueen's Scotch Bonnet Brown Sauce

Chilliqueen's Scotch Bonnet Brown Sauce

Chilliqueen produce a large range of chilli inspired products, they tend to be on the mild but tasty side of the chilli market, their use of chillies is to enhance the flavour of the other ingredients. If you removed the chilli you would still have a basically very good product.

This sauce is a nice dark brown colour, it has a slightly thinner in consistency that HP brown sauce which is a lot sweeter (not always a good point, even if they have changed the recipe to lower the sugar content) this sauce also contains a few pieces of tomato and other ingredients floating in the mix.

The taste is initially strongly from the vinegar, then the molasses and tomatoes, garlic and lime. There is a nice warmth from the Scotch Bonnet chillies, enough to make this a very pleasant without obscuring the other flavours.

Ingredients: Tomatoes, Water, Sugar, Molasses, Sprit Vinegar, Spring Onions, Cornflour, Salt, Concentrated Lime Juice, Garlic Puree, Scotch Bonnet Chilli (0.4%), Thyme, Allspice.

Bottle kindly provided by Chilliqueen

This is one very good quality product, goes great with a nice leisurely full English breakfast on a Sunday morning. or even just a bacon sandwich if you are in a rush.

Do have a look at their web site www.chilliqueen.co.uk they have a very impressive range and with this one at only £3.50 for a  260g bottle they offers good value for money. I must admit this won’t last long here at ChileFoundry HQ, its balance between heat and flavour is just about perfect.

If you have any special dietary requirments then this is also suitable Vegetarians, Vegans and Coeliacs.

Flavour
(8/10)
Heat
(4/10)
Packaging
(8/10)
Value
(8/10)
Overall
(8/10)

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Cafe Louisiane – Sweet Cajun Blackening Sauce

by Hot Juan on July 26, 2011 · 0 comments

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Cafe Louisiane - Sweet Cajun Blackening Sauce

Cafe Louisiane - Sweet Cajun Blackening Sauce

Cayenne seems to be the chilli of choice for Cajun cooking, with it’s slight dry flavour and punch of heat.  But the Cayenne is one of just a handful the chilli varieties that seems to have spread around the world becoming synonymousness with many different regional styles of cooking while retaining it identity.

This bottle has one of those plastic drippers that annoys me so much, but after ripping that from the bottle, I can actually smell  the heady concoction of Allspice, Cinnamon, Cloves and the slight dry smell from the Cayenne peppers.

This sauce has that almost Christmas scent, as that is when we seem to use these spices in our cooking, but as a Cajun ingredients they are an all year around flavour. This sauce is thin almost water like consistency with a uniform red/brown colour, the taste is not watery the first thing that hits my taste buds is the Allspice then a slight bit of sweet vinegar, then the unique Cayenne flavour backed up by the Salt, Cloves and finally just a touch of Cinnamon.

Ingredients: Aged Cayenne Pepper, Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Allspice, Cinnamon, Cloves, Xanthan Gum.

Supplied by www.hot-headz.com

This is not a HOT hot sauce, even the cayenne’s bite has been tempered, but the overall flavour is almost magical, I can feel the urge to cook some chicken tonight, how about mixng some of this bottle with some yoghurt and trying a kind of fusion Cajun/Tandoori, marinading the chicken in the mix for a few hours and then grilled on the BBQ until cooked with a nice crisp almost burned coating..

Always a little worried when I see the term ‘Aged Peppers’ in the ingredients list, when I age a pepper it is generally as I have forgotten them and find then in the bottom of the fridge, doing what only well aged veg can do.. In this case I think they mean the peppers have been ground in to a mash and stored with some salt for a year for two to let the flavour develop.

At £3.99 a bottle you are getting a very unusual sauce, not something I would expect a UK producer to make, it does not fit our normal traditions, but as a nation we have yet to discover the world of Cajun cooking, but it will be coming to a TV screen soon I am sure. I wonder which TV chef will be the first to discover this, before they do, buy a bottle of this and be ahead of the crowd.

Flavour
(8/10)
Heat
(4/10)
Packaging
(7/10)
Value
(7/10)
Overall
(7/10)

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Dave’s Jammin’ Jerk Sauce and Marinade

by Al Apeno on November 20, 2010 · 0 comments

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Dave's Gourmet Jammin' Jerk

Dave's Gourmet Jammin' Jerk

I would never profess to know a lot about Jamaican cooking, in fact I probably know very little, but I’ve had my fair share of Jerk dishes and hopefully that stands me in reasonable stead to give Dave’s Jammin’ Jerk Sauce a go.

There is one criticism that always seems to get levelled at Jerk dishes in this country; they’re never hot enough. Almost every time I eat Jerk with friends someone will pipe up that its not very hot and they’re usually right, I think when you have Jerk food you expect some real spice, often the heat just isn’t there. That is the crutch of the problem I have with Dave’s take on Jerk – its just not HOT! Its not unpleasant just not what I’d expect form a Jerk sauce, second down on the list of ingredients are Red Habaneros and third down are spices so I’m not sure how they’ve managed to make it quite so bland. It may be that this sauce is aimed at those who don’t like too much spice but I’d be surprised seeing as this is a ‘Dave’s’ product.

Sorry Dave, I’m disappointed with you on this occasion, if there was anyone I thought I could trust Jerk in the hands of, it would be you.

Ingredients: Scallions, Red Habanero, Spices, Salt, Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Allspice, Lime juice, Ginger, Cane Vinegar, Garlic, Citric Acid, Xanthan gum

Flavour
(3.5/10)
Heat
(4/10)
Packaging
(6/10)
Value
(5/10)
Overall
(4.5/10)

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The Smokey Joe Sauce Company – Jerk Marinade

by Hot Juan on August 20, 2010 · 0 comments

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The Smokey Joe Sauce Company - Jerk Marinade

The Smokey Joe Sauce Company - Jerk Marinade

I like the taste of jerk, but I find most of the commercial versions of this Jamaican flavouring tend to be a pale imitation of the real thing of which there are lots of different versions, but they all have a few things in common, a complete depth of flavour with no fillers and they are all rich, warm and fragrant with no shortage of spices.

On finding a jerk seasoning from the Smokey Joe Sauce Company, I was not expecting to much from a UK made product.

As I opened the jar the smell was fantastic, taking me back to the Caribbean, and beach barbecued chicken, it is a rich aroma of fruity Scotch Bonnet, and the Allspice that fills my nose.

I tried dipping some bread into the paste and the flavour is as good as the smell, but not I can also taste the thyme and spring onions.

Ingredients – Scotch Bonnet Chillies, Spring Onions, Fresh Thyme, Allspice, Malt Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Herbs and Spices.

I was going to photograph cooking this on chicken on the BBQ, but I got a bit carried away and there was not a lot left to photograph (opps Sorry, I will try again).

This jerk was created by Joe & Nicola Knight who run The Smokey Joe Sauce Company and if born from their passion of Caribbean Island cuisine which they enjoyed during there travels around the islands.

A more enthusiastic couple you could not wish to meet, I visited their stall at GrillStock in Bristol and sampled the jerk again as well as their Bajan Seasoning which while not hot is also truly excellent.

You can order online at www.smokeyjoesauces.co.uk or find on the site a list of local stockests, at £3.10 for a 200g jar this is good value for money.

P.S. I almost forgot to mention this jerk has also won a Taste of the West Bronze Award, I think I would have given it a Gold.

Flavour
(9/10)
Heat
(3/10)
Packaging
(6/10)
Value
(8/10)
Overall
(8/10)

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