How to 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.

Things You'll Need

• 1/2 cup Hot sauce
• Tortilla chips
• Mixing bowl
• 1/4 cup Dairy products
• Wire whisk
• Spoon

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.

Tips & Warnings

• Sip cold whole milk or take a bite of ice cream to reduce the burning sensation caused by hot sauce.

• Whisking the blend too vigorously may send hot sauce into your eyes. Use a slow steady whisking motion as you scrape the sides of the bowl to blend the ingredients.

References

• Ayurvedic Medicines: Capsicum Information: Drug Interactions, Uses and Benefits
• Hot Sauce Posse: Hot Sauces FAQs
• Global Oneness: Hot Sauce Remedies