This Spicy Smoke Sauce is simply awesome! So versatile. So full of flavor. And it smells amazing. I think a plain dinner can be jazzed up with a great and flavorful sauce to make it something special. And, this sauce doesn’t have too much fat or calories, so you don’t have to feel bad putting it on everything. And, it lasts a long time if kept covered in the fridge.
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How to serve
We’ve cooked tofu in it. It’s great on fish. We’ve done shrimp, and drizzled it over veggies. Over a baked potato. I bet you could add a couple spoonfuls to chili to make it amazing!
For a great oven baked shrimp, take a look at these easy instructions.
When we cook fish with this sauce, we grilled the fish to perfection, and poured about 3 tablespoons of sauce over the 2 fish fillets. And, I’ll be posting a recipe for making shrimp in this Spicy Smoke Sauce soon.
recipe inspiration
This Spicy Smoke Sauce is based on my Spicy Cajun Cod recipe.
How to easily measure
I like to put the dried ingredients in the recipe first so that you can keep your measuring spoons clean.
You’ll also notice that in the recipe I call for vegetable broth paste. I use Better than Bouillion paste now most of the time (unless I have homemade).
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Spicy Smoke Sauce Recipe
Spicy Smoke Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 tablespoons Heinz Chili Sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons Liquid Smoke
- ½ teaspoon Siracha sauce
- ¾ cup water
- ½ teaspoon vegetable broth paste
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a small saucepan and heat over medium-high heat until all ingredients are combined, about 5 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
peter @feedyoursoultoo
Smoke & spice – my 2 favorite flavor profiles. Good on so many things.
Janette (@culinaryginger)
This is a delicious sauce. I can think of so many uses, can’t wait to try it.
dcclark13
I love how versatile this this sauce is, so many uses! Have you ever frozen the leftovers? If you ever have any I should add, LOL! It sounds so good!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
I would want to put this sauce on everything! Putting it on tofu sounds amazing.
taranoland
Great versatile sauce for so many things!!
shockinglydelicious
I do exactly the same — put dried ingredients in first so I don’t wet the measuring spoons before I need to! I adore the Better than Bullion mushroom base. It’s great!
Debi
Debra, I haven’t frozen it, but I bet it would work really well. In fact, I have some leftover from making this batch, so I think I’ll pop it in the freezer now to see how it goes. I would say it could be frozen in 2 way: 1) pour it in ice cube trays so you get little serving amounts, or 2) freeze the larger amount in a tupperware or a jar and defrost in the microwave. I think I’ll do the latter and see how the defrosting goes. Thanks for the idea!
KC the Kitchen Chopper
I absolutely have to try this. I love that the heat factor can be dialed up or down. Such a beautiful color and I bet the flavor IS amazing.
Michelle De La Cerda
I am always in search of new sauces. I enjoy so spice and smokey flavors.
kouten07
Hi Debi, Have you used this when grilling or baking chicken, similar to using barbecue sauce? Would you marinate the meat in this before cooking, or baste as it cooks?
Debi
Kouten, we haven’t used the sauce on chicken, it’s pretty rare that we cook chicken around here. We have used it for grilling fish. I think chicken needs to be marinated, so I’d go for like 4 hrs to marinate. Then grill. Also, save some of the sauce (without having put it on the chicken), and use that sauce as a finishing sauce, pouring it over the chicken right at the end.
ginger and scotch
Looks perfect for our weekly BBQs!
Sue/theviewfromgreatislands
No fat or calories? Just hand me a big old spoon, this sounds amazing!
peter @feedyoursoultoo
Truly my favorite combination – smoke and spice. I am all over this recipe.
familyfriendsfoodblog
This sounds delicious – and so versatile. What a great sauce 🙂
Bella Bucchiotti (xoxoBella)
This looks like something that my dad would love!
Culinary Flavors
I am always in the search for new sauces! This one is the perfect candidate for this weekend’s meal!
Del's cooking twist
This is a lovely idea, love to test new sauces. Let’s try this one soon!
Elizabeth
This sounds like absolutely and utter perfection! So many uses too!
Healing Tomato
We are about to BBQ some Tofu and other veggies. This is the perfect recipe for that. I like the fact that you didn’t shy away from making it truly spicy. Paprika, Cayenne and Sriracha is the perfect spice level. My guests are Indian and they consider this combination to be normal. Great recipe, Debi