Rico Sauce

Mild Peruvian rocoto pepper sauce with a buttery, almost velvety texture. Achiote turns the sauce a deep crimson and adds a buttery flavor; black-flecked rocoto seeds give a subtle black-pepper appearance.

At a glance

• Heat level: Mild
• Pepper: Rocoto, 30,000 to 100,000 SHU
• Size: 5 oz
• Key ingredients: Rocoto peppers, malt vinegar, paprika, achiote, garlic, cilantro
• Style: Mild Peruvian-style sauce
• Maker: Tennessee Bob, Rancho Del Fuego

Best for

• Wings with butter, as an alternative to Buffalo
• Grilled corn on the cob with butter
• Tater tots and hash browns
• Scrambled eggs
• Gifts for someone who likes flavor more than fire

How to use

Mix with butter for a Buffalo-style wing sauce, brush over grilled corn, or splash on hash browns. The achiote depth makes it work in places where typical hot sauces would clash.

Flavor profile

Buttery achiote up front, rich rocoto pepper through the middle, malt vinegar tang on the finish.

About Tennessee Bob

Tennessee Bob's hot sauces come from Rancho Del Fuego, where each bottle is named for a character in Bob's pepper-people stories. Bob blends Ecuadorian heritage with Tennessee tradition into small-batch sauces that balance heat with finished flavor.

Made by Tennessee Bob's Hot Sauces, based in Boca Raton, Florida.

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