Chef Michael’s Ruin Your Day Hot Sauce

Well, the name isn’t exactly trying to manage expectations. Ruin Your Day brings serious chilli heat, but thankfully, it offers more than pain in a bottle. Creole flavours give it a savoury backbone, with bell pepper, celery and green onion adding real character. That’s what makes this more interesting than a sauce built purely around heat. You get plenty of chilli, but you can still taste the sauce underneath it. I’d use a few drops with gumbo, jambalaya, beans or rice dishes. It would also work well with grilled meats when dinner needs considerably more encouragement. A New Orleans-inspired sauce with a serious attitude problem. Chef Michael has certainly made his point.