INGREDIENTS: Water, tomatoes, sugar, jalapeno peppers, yellow onion, garlic, salt, distilled vinegar, lemon juice, ground black pepper, corn starch, and spices.

SMELL: Almost smells like a sweet and sour sauce.

TONGUE TASTE: No heat but it does have a good balance of chile flavor and sugary sweetness.

ON AN EMPANADA: Frankly, this sauce was just not good on a beef empanada. But it would be great on a more appropriate food like eggrolls or some sort of stir fry.

OVERALL: Sweet Jalapeno Heat hits the “Sweet Heat” nail on its head. No wonder it’s an award winner! I’m going to have to order up some egg rolls just so I can enjoy more of this one.

1ST PLACE WINNER-GOLDEN CHILI AWARD at the 10th annual Zestfest Fiery Foods Challenge: Jalapeno Category.