Strawberry Serrano Hot Sauce

Strawberry Serrano Hot Sauce is a sweet strawberry hot sauce with a serrano kick, fruit forward with just enough pepper to keep it honest.

Fat Cat Gourmet blends sun-ripened strawberries with serrano peppers, so the sweet lands first and the pepper follows behind it. The heat stays mild, which lets the fruit do most of the talking, and a squeeze of lime keeps the whole thing bright instead of syrupy. It is the kind of bottle that turns a plain piece of meat into something people ask about.

Treat it as a finishing sauce or a glaze. Drizzle it over food right off the grill, or brush it on in the last few minutes so the strawberry caramelizes a little. It also earns a spot on the appetizer table, not just the main plate.

Best on

• Grilled chicken and pork
• Shrimp and fish off the grill
• Poured over a wheel of brie
• Ham and holiday roasts
• Spooned on a burger