# Help me find this sauce! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 29, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sauce/165002 "2003-03-29T08:04:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jude)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sauce/165002/1 "2003-03-29T08:04:51Z")
I believe it used to me marketed as Lea & Perrins Sweet & Spicy steak sauce before it was discontinued. Then I found a good copy at Trader Joe’s called “Trader Joe’s All Purpose Steak/Chicken Sauce”. Now it seems that Trader Joe’s has discontinued it also! So can anybody recommend a suitable replacement? Here are the list of ingredients (as read from my very last empty bottle): Tomato Concentrate, Distilled Vinegar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Spices, Onion Powder, Water, Vinegar, Molasses, Corn Sweetener, Anchovies, Natural Flavorings, Onions, Tamarinds, Salt, Garlic, Chilli Peppers, and Shallots. I love this sauce, and I can’t bear the thought of living without it. Somebody please help me! ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sauce/165002/2 "2003-03-29T08:42:18Z")
You have the basics. Experiment. I make a bbq sauce from: Worchester, ketchup, brown sugar, salsa. Those four ingredients are about the same as what you are talking about. Mix in a bowl, sniff, taste and add and subtact. You’ll get it eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sauce/165002/3 "2003-03-29T08:46:36Z")
I think the ingredients are listed in the order of their predominance in the sauce, if that helps. Meanwhile, you might try this brand: [http://www.claudessauces.com/hot\_spicy\_sauce.htm](http://www.claudessauces.com/hot_spicy_sauce.htm) I want you to know that I have spent the last twenty minutes looking for either of your sauces on the net. I’m so hungry now that I may drink some barbecue sauce straight from the bottle. ---
**Author:** ![MisterThyristor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sauce/165002/4 "2003-03-29T08:56:48Z")
According to the official Lea and Perrins site [here,](http://www.lea-perrins.com/contacts.php#qi) the Sweet and Spicy Steak sauce is still being made, although it may taste slightly different since they changed the recipe. [This place](http://www.bobsofcanton.com/steak_sauces.htm) is at least one place that carries it. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sauce/165002/5 "2003-03-29T21:29:46Z")
Kroger used to make a pretty good knock-off of it. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sauce/165002/6 "2003-03-30T01:38:50Z")
Picapeppa Sauce is pretty much the same thing, but more concentrated, and a bit hotter. A New Orleans yummy; mix it up with cream cheese and use as a cracker spread. Yum-a-bon temps roulez! ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sauce/165002/7 "2003-03-30T02:07:30Z")
And here’s the site: [http://www.pickapeppa.com/](http://www.pickapeppa.com/) It’s amazing and addicting. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sauce/165002/8 "2003-03-30T02:09:49Z")
I have found the Paul Newman brand of steak sauce to be very good. It doesn’t have the bite of A1 or Heinz that I find ruins the taste of beef. ---
**Author:** ![Jude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jude)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sauce/165002/9 "2003-03-30T04:05:42Z")
Thanks for the responses so far, guys – I’ll look into your suggestions. I don’t think I’ve got the time or gumption to try to make the sauce myself – so I’d prefer to find something I can purchase in convenient bottled form. ---
**Author:** ![Jude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jude)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-sauce/165002/10 "2003-04-09T20:12:44Z")
Okay, for those of you following this thread (and I’m sure there are thousands of you), I’ve found a simple way to make a sauce that tastes remarkably similar to Lea & Perrin’s Sweet & Spicy: 1. Run to your local Safeway and purchase a bottle of “Safeway Select Gourmet Club Steak Sauce” (Original, _not_ bold). 2. Pour out about 1/8th of the sauce down the drain. 3. Pour a small amount of water (about 1 ounce) into a small glass and add 2-3 heaping tablespoons of sugar to it. Mix it until you have a thick, gooey sugar solution. 4. Using a funnel, pour the sugar solution into the bottle of steak sauce. 5. Close the bottle tightly, and shake vigorously until the contents are well-mixed. Voilá! You now have a sweet and spicy sauce that’s isn’t overpowering or tart – perfect for chicken or steak!