Honey Sriracha Seasoning

Pellicano's Honey Sriracha Seasoning

Sweet Heat Meets Pungent Tang in a Dry Blend

Pellicano's Honey Sriracha Seasoning transforms the beloved combination of sweet honey and pungent, garlicky hot sauce into a powerful dry rub. This blend is formulated to achieve the perfect balance of heat, intense sweetness, and savory tang, making it incredibly versatile for both cooking and finishing applications.

The complexity is achieved through the use of specialty dry components:

• Sweet Caramelization: Honey Powder and Sugar ensure the seasoning caramelizes beautifully under heat, creating a sticky, flavorful glaze when mixed with a small amount of oil or moisture.

• Pungent Kick: Hot Sauce Solids (made from aged cayenne, vinegar, salt, and garlic) and Vinegar Solids deliver the iconic tangy-garlic heat of the wet sauce in a dry, potent form.

• Savory Foundation: Salt and Garlic Powder provide the deep, aromatic base that complements the sweetness and stabilizes the heat.

Essential for Wings, Glazes, and Modern Snacking

This seasoning is perfect for dishes that benefit from a sweet, sticky, and spicy crust:

• Chicken Wings: The defining application, used as a dry rub before baking/frying or sprinkled on immediately after to create a flavorful, adhesive coating.

• Glazes and Marinades: Whisked with a small amount of melted butter or oil to create a quick glaze for salmon, pork tenderloin, or shrimp skewers.

• Popcorn and Snacks: Dust liberally over popcorn, pretzels, or homemade potato chips for an addictively sweet-and-spicy snack.

• Savory-Sweet Roasts: Rubbed onto pork chops or chicken thighs for a delicious crust that develops during roasting.

Fun Fact: Sriracha's Dry Transformation

Sriracha is famous for its thick, wet consistency, which comes from fresh chilies, vinegar, and sugar. The challenge for seasoning manufacturers was replicating this unique sweet-tangy profile in a dry powder form. This is achieved by converting the wet ingredients—like liquid vinegar and liquid hot sauce—into solids using carriers like maltodextrin. This ingenious process allows the complex, pungent flavor to be captured and delivered with the convenience of a dry rub.

Easy Recipe: Baked Honey Sriracha Chicken Wings

This recipe uses the rub as a dry seasoning to create a crisp, flavorful coating.

Ingredients:

• 2 Lbs. Chicken Wings (Drums and Flats)

• 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil (or melted butter)

• 4 Tbsp. Pellicano’s Honey Sriracha Seasoning

Instructions:

1. Prep: Preheat your oven to 400°F. Pat the chicken wings completely dry.

2. Toss: Toss the wings with Olive Oil (or melted butter).

3. Season: Generously coat the wings with the Honey Sriracha Seasoning, ensuring the rub adheres to all surfaces.

4. Bake: Arrange the wings in a single layer on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake for 30–40 minutes, flipping halfway, until the wings are crispy and the seasoning has caramelized into a sticky, fragrant crust.

Ingredients: Honey Powder (Maltodextrin, Honey), Vinegar Solids (Maltodextrin, Vinegar Solids, Modified Food Starch), Salt, Sugar, Spice, Hot Sauce [(Aged Cayenne Red Peppers, Vinegar, Salt, Garlic), Maltodextrin and Silicon Dioxide], Garlic Powder, Natural Flavors, Not More Than 2% Tricalcium Phosphate and Sunflower Oil Added as Processing Aids.