Pairings/Recipes

Peri Peri, also known as Piri Piri or Pili Pili, is a spicy sauce originating from the African Bird's Eye chili, which was introduced to Africa by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century. The name "Peri Peri" means "pepper pepper" in Swahili. It is believed to have been cultivated in Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony, where it became a central ingredient in local cuisine. Today, Peri Peri is widely used in various dishes, particularly in South Africa and other parts of Southern Africa. It is famous for its use in Peri Peri chicken, where chicken is marinated and grilled in the spicy sauce. The cuisine is versatile, offering a range of heat levels, and is often paired with sides like rice, beans, and vegetables. Peri Peri flavors are also used in other meats and seafood, making it a staple in many international cuisines, especially in restaurants inspired by Portuguese-African traditions.

For our "Tour Around the World", we're starting off with our Peri Peri, and we made a very Spanish/Portuguese styled dinner to celebrate the first sauce of the series. Peri Peri chicken with Batatas Salteadas and Alubias Verdes con Ajo! We hope that you take the time to enjoy it!

Peri Peri Chicken

Ingredients:

2 lb. chicken thighs (fat trimmed off)
1/2 bottle of Peri Peri

Instructions:

1. Place thighs and sauce in ziploc bag and put in refrigerator. Let marinate for at least one hour, but up to 24 hours
2. Heat grill up and place chicken on grill
3. Get a nice sear and some char on each side
4. Serve immediately

Batatas Salteadas

Ingredients:

2 lb potatoes
4-5 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp smoked paprika
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt to taste
Fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions:

1. Wash and scrub the potatoes until clean. If they're larger, cut them into approximately 1-2 inch chunks
2. Toss potatoes into salted boiling water and cook until fork tender (approximately 15 minutes)
3. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium to high heat
4. Toss potatoes into skillet and cook until golden brown and crispy, approximately 10 minutes
5. Lower the heat and toss in garlic and paprika and cook until garlic is fragrant
6. Serve immediately

Alubias Verdes con Ajo (green beans and garlic)

Ingredients

1/2 pound green beans
4-5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup water
1 tsp smoked paprika
Sea salt to taste
Black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Clean and trim green beans
2. Toss beans in pan with water and bring to a quick boil and cook until beans are crispy
3. Pour in olive oil and garlic and cook until fragrant
4. Turn off heat and add paprika, salt, and pepper
5. Serve immediately

The Poblano Jalapeno may be the mildest sauce that we make at Tennessee Hot Sauce Co., but it's still packed full of flavor. Here is a recipe from The Food Lab at Serious Eats. In this recipe, include 1/2 cup of the sauce in the marinade and you will not regret it!!

Flank Steak Fajitas

Other Poblano Jalapeno pairings:

Tacos

Burritos

Enchiladas

Tortilla Chips
(Getting the idea yet?)
There are other foods of course, like eggs that are also a wonderful hot sauce vessel

 

 

Pineapple Habanero is the newest sauce in the standard lineup. It was introduced after it was such a successful seasonal flavor. It combines the wonderful medium heat of habanero peppers with charred pineapple and cinnamon to give it such a beautiful balance of flavor, body, and heat. The biggest game changer with the Pineapple Habanero sauce was in chicken and waffles. Here is an amazing recipe of chicken and waffles. To modify it, we include about 1/3 of a bottle of Pineapple Habanero hot sauce with the buttermilk marinade and allow it to sit overnight and up to 24 hours, and also use it as a topping afterwards:

 

Other Pineapple Habanero pairings:

Pizza! (This is Amy's favorite pizza sauce, she would eat the whole bottle if you let her)

Tacos, particularly seafood like fish or shrimp

Grilled meats (it makes an excellent basting sauce while you're cooking)

Garlic Habanero

 

The Garlic Habanero is packed with garlic (it better be if you're going to name the sauce after it...), and pairs perfectly well with the slight sweetness of the carrots and the habanero peppers. A wonderful recipe that we've found to use the garlic habanero is a creamy mushroom risotto. It's packed with flavor and the garlic and the heat are the perfect compliment

Pressure Cooker Mushroom Risotto

Other Garlic Habanero Pairings:

EVERYTHING!

But other than everything:
Pasta dishes

Pizza

Eggs

 

 

Honey Habanero is sweet and spicy, just like you! As such, it's good to pair with some sweet and savory dishes. A perfect example of this is chicken wings. You get some sweetness, and then BAM, there's the habanero heat that we all know and love. 

 

Grilled chicken

Fish dishes

Curries

Fish or shrimp tacos

Stir Fry

 

 

Blood Orange Ghost is the meatiest sauce in the normal lineup, and as such we tend to pair it up with heavier dishes. One of which is beef stew. Below is a very good, very flavorful beef stew that the Blood Orange goes with perfectly.

 

All American Beef Stew

Pork loin

Gumbo (yum!)

Pulled pork sandwiches

Chili