Whoop-Ass Steak Sauce

Every once-in-a-while one of my snooty preconceived notions gets thrown right back in my smug face; or, as in this case my mouth. When I saw the Whoop-Ass line of sauces and marinades I thought it was just a gimmicky, somewhat "cheesy" sauce line geared towards the gift market focused all on form and devoid of function.

Jalapeno Steak Sauce

After all, the clunky box packaging slash western outfit, the cartoon cowboy faces, and the tacky plastic cowboy hat, even the name ...really ... I mean come on!
Well, we have been selling bunches of this stuff for years now with me scoffing all the while.
I really am a food snob you can ask anyone. I love to cook, I am especially concerned with subtleties of flavor. I have a fairly discerning palette, I have traveled to France and Italy where food is everything etcetera, etcetera, etcetera

So, the other day the store manager, Beth,  gives me a bottle because the cowboy's chapeau has gone missing. Apparently they don't sell if their little outfits aren't just so. I have 8 people living in my house and as a result I never say no to free anything; besides their ravenous appetites and plebeian tastes won't care at all. That evening I grilled up some nice steak. In my opinion well prepared beef shouldn't require anything after it has been served; however, curious I splashed a little on my plate just to see what passed for flavor among the "great unwashed". As I sure you have surmised by now I found the  Whoop-Ass Jalapeno Steak Sauce to be quite delicious. It was not unlike the British steak sauce HP (not to be confused with the American version with the same name). It has a slight hint of citrus and the unmistakable flavor of jalapeno without being too spicy. So if you love great food I really recommend that you give it a try.