Top Five List: Unexpected Uses for Sriracha

by Elizabeth Palmer Starnes


This little green and red bottle has taken over tables and fridges all over town.  Seemingly ubiquitous for culinary junkies, Sriracha is now popping up in more mainstream places every day.  Sriracha, in all its spicy, potent glory, has uses far beyond the Asian cuisine from which it came. Don’t relegate this condiment to stir-fry and Banh Mi. Work it into just about any sauce, condiment, or marinade for an untraceable hit of heat, and taste how it elevates all the other flavors.  The only place I haven’t found a use for it is dessert, though I'm sure there's a recipe for Sriracha laced chocolate sauce somewhere.

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