Crystal Louisiana Extra Hot Sauce, 128 Fluid Ounce, 4 Per Case

Crystal Louisiana Extra Hot Sauce, 128 Fluid Ounce, 4 Per Case delivers a clean, product-focused experience with the flavor, texture, and everyday appeal shoppers expect from this item.

Uses

Chicken and seafood marinades: Brush onto fried chicken wings, grilled shrimp, baked catfish, or oysters for authentic Louisiana flavor that penetrates rather than sits on the surface.
Tabletop condiment: Set out at breakfast alongside eggs and hash browns, at lunch over po’boys and gumbo, or at dinner with jambalaya and red beans and rice.
Bloody Mary and cocktail seasoning: Dash into tomato juice based cocktails for a sharp, acidic heat that balances richness without muddying the drink.
Soup and stew finisher: Stir into gumbo, étouffée, chicken and sausage stew, or vegetable soup at the end of cooking to brighten flavor and add pepper warmth.
Wing sauce base: Combine with butter for a classic Louisiana style wing coating that clings to crispy skin without becoming cloying.
Bulk recipe ingredient: Scale into large batch dressings, remoulade, tartar sauce, or vinaigrettes where consistent heat and acidity are needed across gallons of output.

Who Would Benefit

• Restaurants and diners that go through hot sauce by the gallon and need a consistent, recognizable brand their customers trust
• Caterers and food trucks serving Louisiana style menus, wings, or fried seafood platters
• Institutional kitchens in schools, hospitals, and military facilities that require large format condiments with broad appeal
• Home cooks who cook in large batches for gatherings, meal prep, or canning and do not want to replace small bottles every week
• Resellers and distributors stocking Southern and regional specialty foods

Product Highlights

• 128 fluid ounce jug size, four per case for a total of 512 ounces
• Aged cayenne pepper mash base for rounded, authentic heat
• Vinegar forward Louisiana style profile with no artificial thickeners or fillers
• Crystal brand, a Louisiana hot sauce tradition since 1923
• Extra Hot formulation for customers who want more intensity than standard Crystal
• Large format jug with handle for easy pouring in commercial and high volume settings

Application Areas

Crystal Extra Hot Sauce fits wherever cayenne heat and acidity are needed at scale. In restaurant kitchens, it is a line staple for finishing fried seafood orders, seasoning breading stations, and building house made wing sauces. Caterers rely on it for buffet condiment stations and large batch marinades. At home, the gallon jug is a practical choice for frequent cooks who make gumbo, jambalaya, or étouffée weekly and prefer not to buy hot sauce in six ounce bottles. The vinegar acidity also makes it useful as a flavor balancer in cream based dips, where a few dashes cut richness without thinning the texture.

Preparation & Use

Shake well before pouring. The aged pepper mash settles over time. Use directly from the jug as a tabletop condiment or recipe ingredient. For wing sauce, melt butter and combine with Crystal Extra Hot at roughly a two to one butter to sauce ratio, then toss hot fried wings until coated. For marinades, combine with oil, garlic, and herbs; the vinegar content helps tenderize and carries flavor into the meat. Refrigerate after opening for best quality, though the high vinegar and salt content preserves the sauce well at room temperature in a busy kitchen. Each jug pours cleanly from the built in handle spout.