Best Sweet Heat Recipes

SWEET HEAT CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Heat the butter and olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Sear chicken in batches until golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove the chicken to a plate and set aside.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the chicken stock, soy sauce, sherry, brown sugar, hoisin and sesame oil in a small bowl and set aside.
• Add the onions, chili paste, ginger, garlic and scallions to the pan and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in the sauce and deglaze the pan, then return the chicken to the pot. Add the butternut squash, bring to a simmer and cover. Cook until the chicken is cooked through, 20 to 22 minutes.
• Remove the chicken to a platter. Add the kale, then stir in and allow to wilt. Spoon over and around the chicken, then garnish with cilantro leaves.

SWEET HEAT BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook the bacon in a large ovenproof saucepan or Dutch oven until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crisp, about 7 minutes, then set aside to drain on a paper towel. Add the onion to the pan and cook until softened, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the beans, molasses, tomato sauce, brown sugar, mustard, garlic powder, 1/4 cup water and salt and pepper to taste and stir to combine well. Let the mixture simmer for a minute or so. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake, uncovered, until the beans are very tender and dark and the sauce is thick, 1 1 /2 to 2 hours.
• Transfer to a serving dish and top with Candied Jalapenos and bits of bacon.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Thinly slice the jalapenos and place in a single layer on the prepared baking sheets.
• Combine the brown sugar, granulated garlic, mustard, cayenne pepper and salt in a small bowl. Brush the slices of jalapeno with the olive oil. Sprinkle the sugar and spice mixture over the top. Bake until the jalapenos are crispy, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside to cool.

SWEET HEAT JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Cut each jalapeno lengthwise. Use a spoon to scrape the seeds and membranes out of the halves. Place jalapeno halves on the prepared baking sheet.
• Combine cream cheese, horseradish, garlic powder, and paprika in a small bowl. Stuff jalapeno halves with the mixture. Wrap each jalapeno with a strip of prosciutto.
• Bake in the preheated oven until peppers are slightly softened and cheese is lightly browned, 15 to 17 minutes.
• Meanwhile whisk apricot preserves, water, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes together in a small saucepan over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat and keep sauce warm.
• Place jalapenos on a serving platter and drizzle apricot sauce on top.

SWEET HEAT BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• Put all sauce ingredients EXCEPT FOR maple syrup in medium saucepan . Bring to a gentle boil over medium-low heat for 25-30 minutes, or until reduced by half. Whisk occasionally. Stir in maple syrup. Can be prepared ahead. Store in refrigerator.

SWEET HEAT CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Combine sriracha, butter, sucralose, mustard, soy sauce, ginger, onion powder, and salt in a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until blended and heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Place cooked wings in a large bowl with sauce and toss gently to coat. Spread on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until sauce thickens slightly, 5 to 10 minutes.

SWEET HEAT BACON SIRLOIN BITES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2. Line a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan with foil. Spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• 3. Sprinkle steak cubes evenly with pepper and seasoning. Wrap each with a bacon piece and secure with toothpicks. Place on foil-lined pan.
• 4. For glaze, in a small bowl, stir jelly, mustard, garlic, and cayenne together. Brush evenly over bacon-wrapped steak bites.
• 5. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until bacon is crisp and glazed.
• 6. Serve immediately. May serve with your favorite barbecue or dipping sauce if desired. Serves 4-6.

ORE-IDA SWEET HEAT CORN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Mix eggs, sour cream, milk, onion powder and chipotle chile powder in large bowl until blended. Add hash brown potatoes, whole kernel corn, cream-style corn, shredded Cheddar cheese, and chopped peppers; mix well.
• Spoon into 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until potato mixture is heated through and top is golden brown.

SANDY'S SWEET HEAT ASIAN WING SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, jalapeno pepper, soy sauce, lime juice, honey, rice vinegar, red wine vinegar, sesame oil, fish sauce, and red pepper flakes in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until slightly reduced, 15 to 20 minutes.

WINTER SQUASH SOUP WITH A SWEET HEAT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place squash, cut-side down, in a baking pan and add 1-inch of water. Cover pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake squash in the preheated oven until tender, about 1 hour. Cool until able to handle, about 15 minutes. Scoop flesh into a bowl and discard squash skin.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, poblano pepper, and jalapeno pepper in hot butter until softened but not browned, about 15 minutes.
• Stir chicken broth, cooked squash, and salt into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.
• Blend soup with an immersion blender or in batches in a blender until smooth. Stir brown sugar into soup; simmer for 10 minutes. Adjust brown sugar to taste.

NEELYS SWEET HEAT TRI COLOR SALAD

Steps:

• For the dressing:
• Add all the ingredients to a bowl and whisk together.
• For the salad:
• Place first 7 ingredients into a large bowl. Drain and rinse black beans. Place into bowl with vegetables. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Drizzle in dressing. Wrap and place in refrigerator 1 hour prior to serving.
• When ready to serve, place salad mix into a large bowl. Add vegetables to the salad bowl and top with shredded cheese.

SWEET HEAT BUFFALO WINGS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2. Cut each wing into 3 parts, discarding the tips.
• 3. Coat 13x9 pan with cooking spray. Place wing pieces in single layer in pan. Splash wings liberally with worcestershire. Sprinkle wings lightly with onion powder and garlic powder making sure to season each piece. Cover pan with foil. Poke holes in foil for ventilation. Place pan in oven and cook until done-about 45-50 minutes.
• 4. While chicken is cooking, in medium saucepan, melt butter/margarine on medium heat. Once melted, add hot sauce and both sugars. Stir to mix. Remove from heat.
• 5. Test wings for doneness-using fork, chicken should come away from the bone easily. When done, remove from oven. Remove foil and pour hot sauce mixture over the wings, making sure to cover each one in sauce. Turn oven up to 400 and place wings back in oven uncovered. Watch closely and cook until start to brown. Remove and enjoy with blue cheese or ranch sauce.

HOGLAGER SWEET HEAT BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• combine ingredients and simmer for 3.5 hrs until semi thick and still runny.
• let cool and then can in pint jars. follow canning directions.

SWEET HEAT BARBECUE RIBS

Steps:

• If necessary, remove the thin membrane from the back of each rack of ribs; discard the membrane. Combine the paprika, brown sugar, kosher salt, cayenne pepper, garlic salt and black pepper in a small bowl. Rub the meat with the oil and then rub liberally with the spice blend. Leave at room temperature for 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, set the grill for indirect cooking at 250 degrees F, with wood chips for flavor if using. (I use bourbon barrel staves. Cherry and hickory would be good, but stay away from mesquite.) Wrap the soaked chips in a double layer of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Place the foil-wrapped chips on the coals.
• Add the spareribs, meat-side up. Close the lid and cook, flipping occasionally, until the meat is smoky and just tender, about 2 1/2 hours. Brush the spareribs with the Sweet Heat Barbecue Sauce and continue cooking until the sauce is nicely caramelized and the meat is completely tender, about an additional 30 minutes. Serve with Sweet Heat Barbecue Sauce on the side.
• In a saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat; add the onions and simmer until soft and melted, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, black pepper, brown sugar, cayenne pepper and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, decrease the heat to low and simmer until the flavors have smoothed and mellowed, at least 10 and up to 30 minutes. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will last for months.

SWEET HEAT BBQ SAUCE

Steps:

• In a pan, add the Cranberry and Pom juice with starch. Put on a low boil until reduced and thickened. In a bowl, mix the tomato paste, ketchup, liquid smoke, lemon juice,maple syrup, some S&P, chili sauce, a few dashes of Tobasco. Let the reduction cool and slowly it to the bowl with the rest of the ingredients and mix into a paste. Keep the paste fairly thick by not adding all of the reduction if there's too much (if you're doing ribs, this would make a nice, sweet glaze before BBQ'ing).

SWEET HEAT POTATO SALAD #5FIX

Steps:

• Prepare the potatoes according to package instructions. Place in a large bowl; add the remaining ingredients plus reserved fruit juice. Gently toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour to blend flavors.

SWEET HEAT BEEF TERIYAKI MARINADE

Steps:

• Cut beef steak into 1-1/4 inch pieces. Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl, stirring well. Reserve 2 tablespoons marinade. Place half of remaining marinade and beef in food safe plastic bag; turn to coat. Place remaining marinade, squash and bell pepper in another food-safe plastic bag. Close bags securely; refrigerate 30 minutes to 2 hours, turning occasionally.
• Remove beef and vegetables from marinade; discard marinade. Alternately thread beef and vegetables evenly onto four 15-inch metal skewers.
• Place kabobs on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 8 to 10 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, 9 to 11 minutes) for medium rare (145 degrees F) to medium (160 degrees F) doneness, turning occasionally and brushing kabobs generously with reserved 2 tablespoons of marinade.

FRIED PLANTAINS WITH SWEET HEAT

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the juice of 1/2 of lime, sweet chili sauce, mustard, horseradish and vinegar. Set aside.
• Heat 1/2-inch of oil in 12-inch heavy pan.
• Cut plantain on diagonal into 1-inch thick pieces, remove peel.
• When oil is hot, add the plantains and fry both sides until golden.
• Drain on paper bag, and sprinkle with salt, and minced garlic. With a flat bottomed, heat proof, glass bowl, smash plantains evenly flat, embedding garlic into them. Return to hot oil and fry until dark golden brown. Remove, drain again on a paper bag, adding more coarse salt, to taste, the red pepper flakes, the cayenne pepper and a squeeze of lime.
• Serve while hot with sweet heat sauce.

SWEET HEAT BARBECUE CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, mustard, buffalo sauce (can sub 2 tbs adobo or 2 tbs Sriracha), garlic and brown sugar.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; coat with nonstick cooking spray or can brush with vegetable oil.
• In a large mixing bowl, toss chicken drumettes with 1 cup of the barbecue sauce. Arrange on prepared baking sheet, being sure the drumettes aren't touching each other.
• Bake until opaque and cooked throughout, about 30-35 minutes, turning over halfway through cooking.
• Carefully toss with 1/2 cup barbecue sauce.

~ SWEET MEETS HEAT PARTY WINGS ~

Steps:

• 1. Mix first five ingredients, well. Add more or less spicy garlic chili depending on taste. I just kept adding until I got it right. Depends on your heat tolerance! We love heat!
• 2. In a large baggie, add about a cup of flour. Season to taste. Add wings, about a dozen at a time and shake bag to coat. Shake of excess and place in hot grease..350 degree. Fry until crispy. Note: You can skip the flouring of the wings, but it really does help crisp up the skin.
• 3. Season hot wings with salt. Place desired amount in bowl, add desired sauce...place lid on bowl no shake. Pour onto plate and repeat!
• 4. We loved these wings! Now a new favorite!

SWEET HEAT: MARK I

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir jalapeno peppers, corn, tomatoes, red onion, yellow bell pepper, Scotch bonnet peppers, carrots, and garlic in hot oil until onion is translucent, 10 to 20 minutes.
• Pour enough cider vinegar into Dutch oven to cover vegetables by 1/2-inch. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook at a low boil until liquid is reduced to just covering the vegetables, about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until liquid is slightly more reduced, about 20 minutes more. Pour mixture through a strainer to separate vegetables from liquid; reserve liquid.
• Pour 1 cup of vegetables into a blender. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Add another cup of vegetables and continue pureeing until smooth. Repeat with remaining vegetables. Add reserved liquid and blend until desired sauce consistency is reached.