What Are Spices and How Can I Use Them?
Spices is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store them, what to substitute, and 40 recipes to get you started.
| In Chinese: | 香料 | |
| British (UK) term: | Spices | |
| en français: | les épices | |
| en español: | especias |
Recipes using spices
There are 40 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Ozne Haman (Hamantaschen)
Hamantaschen for Purim with a tender carrot-flecked dough and a tangy apricot-pineapple filling spiked with cardamom and poppy seed. The classic triangle cookie with real character.
Buffalo & Beans
Buffalo and beans is a hearty chili that mixes ground bison with ground beef, kidney beans, sweet peppers and mushrooms. Long-simmered for deep flavor, leaner than all-beef chili and meatier than pure bison.
Master Frittata-Frittata DIY
An easy and tasty frittata. It's also a great way to use up your leftover vegetables from the day before to make a delicious breakfast. It's very versatile, you can pretty much add any veggies or cooked chicken, or seafood, etc...
Bob's Hot Chili
Bob's hot chili: ground beef simmered low and slow with whole tomatoes, tomato paste, red beans, chili sauce, and a kick of cayenne. The classic two-hour chili with serious heat.
Kangaroo Striploin Tartlet with Sweet Potato & Bush Tomato Jus
Kangaroo striploin tartlet served with sweet potato (or kumara) and Australian Bush Tomato jus.
Savory Balls in Yogurt
Dahi vada made with urad and moong dal, deep-fried into golden fritters, soaked in water, then served in spiced yogurt. A classic Indian appetizer with creamy, tangy contrast.
Salmon with Yogurt
Broiled salmon coated in yogurt and seasoned breadcrumbs for a crispy, golden crust that keeps the fish incredibly moist inside. Low-fat and quick.
Spice Bread
An Irish-style spice bread loaded with raisins, candied peel, and golden syrup, spiced with ginger and mixed spice. Pop the ingredients in your bread machine and let it do the work for a warmly fragrant loaf.
Saltbush Lamb with Sweet Potato Smash
Saltbush Lamb backstraps served with sweet potato mash, broccolini, grilled figs and finished with Lamb jus.
Orange Chicken Curry
Orange chicken curry, browned chicken baked in a sweet-tangy sauce of orange juice, fruit chutney, and warm curry spices with cinnamon and turmeric. A hands-off oven curry served over golden rice.
Spice Bread (Irish): [Aran Spiosrai]
Aran Spiosrai is a traditional Irish spice bread with raisins, candied fruit, golden syrup, and mixed spice baked low and slow in a loaf pan. It actually gets better after a day or two as the flavors deepen.
Leah's Favorite Pizza
Homemade pizza with a crisp-bottomed, soft-interior crust made from a honey-yeast dough with cornmeal for crunch. A family-favorite recipe topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and Italian herbs.
Jamaican Hot Wings
Jamaican hot wings deep-fried and tossed in a buttery jerk spice sauce with Tabasco and tomato juice. Crispy, fiery, and loaded with Caribbean heat. Makes 40-50 wings for a crowd.
Dark Chocolate Mulled Wine Sauce
This dark sauce takes advantage of chocolate's affinity for red wine. Dutch process cocoa lends the sauce richer chocolate flavor than regular unsweetened cocoa.
Delicious Eggplant Spaghetti Sauce
Hearty eggplant spaghetti sauce with roasted eggplant cubes, sautéed mushrooms, garlic, and red wine simmered into jarred marinara. Vegetarian, freezer-friendly, ready over pasta.
Hot Red Chili
Texas-style red chili made from dried chile pods pureed into a fiery sauce with browned meat, cumin, and oregano. No beans, slow-simmered for hours.
Fine-Crumb Pie Shell-Ada
Graham cracker pie crust with just three ingredients and optional sugar replacement for diabetic-friendly baking. Bake or chill to set, ready in minutes.
Penne with Provencal Eggplant & Sweet Peppe
Penne with Provencal eggplant, slow-caramelized sweet peppers, garlic, and fresh basil in a lemony Italian-herb dressing. A meatless pasta bowl built on long, gentle cooking.
My Favorite Cookies
Old-fashioned spiced raisin drop cookies with brown sugar, buttermilk, and cake flour for a soft, cakey texture. A simple, homey cookie with warm mixed spices and plump soaked raisins.
Savory Chicken
Savory chicken braised with green chiles, garlic, and beer. A quick skillet main that steams chicken breasts tender in a flavorful pan reduction. Ready in 45 minutes.
Fake Fried Chicken
Oven-baked "fried" chicken coated in yogurt and corn flake crumbs with your choice of spices. A crispy, no-fry chicken recipe with just 4 ingredients and zero oil.
Pickled Oysters
Pickled oysters marinated overnight in spiced vinegar brine with sliced onions. A tangy, briny appetizer with old-fashioned charm that makes four jars.
Gingerbread From Lucerne(Luzern)
Swiss gingerbread from Lucerne with pear purée, walnuts, whole wheat flour and a warming mix of star anise, cloves, cinnamon and ginger. Traditional Lebkuchen-style holiday bake.
