hot sauce
noun
plural hot sauces
: a pungent sauce that is made from hot peppers and is used especially as a condiment
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For a sweet touch, each cutlet is tossed in a glaze made with honey, hot sauce, and Dijon mustard before it's finished with the cornflake-pecan mixture and baked.
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Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Mary Sue’s is still perfecting its Nashville hot sauce and mac and cheese.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
Stir in beef stock, potatoes, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, corn, re-roasted diced tomatoes and hot sauce.
—The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Naturally, Louisiana hot sauce also found its way to the table.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
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Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Mary Sue’s is still perfecting its Nashville hot sauce and mac and cheese.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
Stir in beef stock, potatoes, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, corn, re-roasted diced tomatoes and hot sauce.
—The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Naturally, Louisiana hot sauce also found its way to the table.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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