Probably has to do with using more oil/less oil when you saute. Are you measuring? You could cut the oil out and dry roast the ingredients in the oven (or grill them). Problem solved.
Create a basic hot sauce as a base and process it in jars and/or bottles. This base should taste good as a standalone sauce but will also serve as the base for all your other creations, so maybe one day you want a fiery blueberry hot sauce, but the next day you want a roasted garlic hot sauce...
Fresh or dried but not smoked. Perhaps you find an ancho smoky.
I'll go first. Jamaican Hot Chocolate. I've only had it dried as powder but it has this really cool smoky profile.
If you answer, make sure your specify if it is fresh or dried. Go!