452 hot pepper recipes

This is a nice and special gumbo, chicken mix sausage, very tasty.

Traditional tamarind and guava chutney with fresh ginger, mustard seeds, currants, and warm spices, boiled and canned for preserving. A tangy, complex Indian condiment.

Spicy cranberry chile chutney with jalapeño, Thai chili paste, and hot sauce simmered with fresh and dried cranberries. Medium heat, sweet-tart-spicy balance. Killer on meat or sandwiches.

Broiled salmon steaks served on a fiery sauce verde made from roasted New Mexican chiles, jalapeños, green peppercorns, white wine, and fresh dill. Bold, spicy, and ready in 40 minutes.

Dallo is a Sri Lankan stuffed cuttlefish curry. Tender cuttlefish packed with roasted gram and spices simmer in a rich coconut milk gravy laced with cardamom, fenugreek, and curry leaves.

A good spring dinner selection, light and healthy.

Indonesian rujak fruit salad tosses cucumber, jicama, mango, papaya, pineapple, and Granny Smith apple in a chunky peanut, chile, palm sugar, and tamarind sauce. Sweet, sour, salty, fiery in one bite.

Sweet and sour pasta salad with kamut spirals, kidney and black beans, red pepper, scallions, and basil. A protein-packed vegan picnic salad that holds up beautifully for make-ahead lunches.

A South African-style spiced mince filling for samoosas: beef or mutton braised dry with jeera, ginger, garlic, turmeric, fresh coriander and mint. The keep-it-dry method that stops samoosas from going soggy.

Texas-style ribs are pork spareribs par-roasted to render fat, then oven-basted in a tangy citrus-ketchup sauce with horseradish and hot sauce. Sticky, sweet, and sharp with a sharp Hill Country edge.

A classic Thai hot and sour shrimp soup (Tom Yum Goong) with lemongrass, galangal, coriander root, lime juice, fish sauce, and red chilies. Fragrant, spicy, and ready in 30 minutes.

Authentic Thai kaeng khua curry paste with dried chilies, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime, and shrimp paste. Stores in the fridge for months and makes about 3/4 cup.

Quick orange beef stir-fry with marmalade glaze, ginger, carrots, and green onions served over rice. Uses leftover cooked beef for a glossy, citrusy 30-minute dinner.

Vegetable gumbo is a lighter, meatless take on the Cajun classic: the holy trinity simmered with okra, corn, tomatoes and paprika, thickened naturally by the okra. No roux, no meat, just hearty vegetable comfort.

Curried corn salad with red bell pepper, cucumber, scallions, and spinach in a tangy curry-mustard vinaigrette. A no-cook, low-fat side dish ready in ten minutes.

A rustic Italian-style soup packed with chickpeas, escarole, brown rice, and corn in a lemony tomato broth. Low-fat, high-fiber, and feeds a crowd.