Cool Hot Sauce
Cool down your overly spicy hot sauce by adding some fat to the heat. Chili peppers used to make hot sauce contain high levels of a volatile oil compound called capsicum. Capsicum causes the burning sensation in the mouth commonly associated with hot sauce. Dairy like sour cream, cheddar, cream cheese and cottage cheese have a protein called casein that will neutralize the capsicum in the hot sauce. Bring your hot sauce down a couple notches by adding a little dairy to the mix.
Instructions
1. Taste the hot sauce by itself by putting some on the corner of a tortilla chip and taking a bite. You will need to understand how hot the sauce is to know how much of an adjustment to make.
2. Pour the hot sauce into a mixing bowl and taste with a tortilla chip as you whisk in the dairy a little at a time. Use up to a quarter cup, as needed, of your favorite dairy products.
3. Spoon the well blended mix over your favorite foods to give them creamy balanced heat.
Tags: Cool Sauce, tortilla chip, your favorite
