Garlic in hot sauce

[JavaJustin]

does garlic change the heat in hot sauce?

 

[Hot Pooper]

About as much as sugar does.

 

[Prehensile]

Garlic adds to teh taste too much and you ruin your sauce.

 

[westin]

Garlic adds to teh taste too much and you ruin your sauce.

To each his own. I tend to like garlic-y hot sauces.

 

[pogeys]

I love garlic in my hot sauces, personal preference

 

[Lucky Dog Hot Sauce]

Garlic adds to teh taste too much and you ruin your sauce.

uh, whut? I think this might be considered a "personal preference" kind of thing...I LOVE garlic. I love garlic in hot sauce and in salsa and in all kinds of food and in my tummy. That said, I agree that raw garlic cloves can be very strong and a dominant flavor - that's why I chose to use roasted garlic, as it tends to bring that sweetness out and mellows the flavor a bit. And I use absolutely heaps of it and haven't had anyone comment that it ruined my sauces. Also look to major brands like Sriracha for another example - that's a sweet-hot garlic pepper sauce and they do quite well with it. But to the original question, "does it make sauce hotter" - the answer would be no. Garlic adds a flavor, but it is not "hot" like a pepper - it contains no capsaicin. So adding garlic is purely adding a "note" of flavor, not adding more heat. It will neither temper nor enhance the heat of your sauce, but one could argue that having more savory flavors in a sauce makes people want to go back and eat more despite the heat. Best way to confirm all this is to try it out! Good luck experimenting!

 

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[LunchBox]

Try browning your garlic in the oven on high broil...or use garlic powder. Fresh garlic "funkifies" after a few days.

 

[salsalady]

maybe toexpand on previouscomments...
garlic is a pungent flavor similar toblack,pepper,ginger,horseradish... It wont add heat,but tthe pungency mightfeel,like anelevated heat. sorryfor typos... new techttoy....

 

[Prehensile]

To each his own. I tend to like garlic-y hot sauces.

I love Garlic when I'm down to 4 cloves its time to buy more and I buy 4 to 8 cloves a week.

 

[pwmcustom]

Oh ya, garlic is good! Good for ya too! Hot sauce is much like fine wine, each occasion may require a different type. How could anyone survive on just one? Hhahahahhhahahaha

 

[Ferrero]

I reacon best way to make garlic for any sauce if bake it in the oven it, it will loose its pungency and become sweet yummo