445 hot pepper recipes

A tasty low-fat dish that goes great with any meal you prepare this summer.

Grilled Cornish game hens glazed with a fiery red pepper sauce made from roasted peppers, Dijon mustard, and three kinds of hot pepper. Four-alarm heat with a sweet roasted pepper backbone.

Mini quiches with a crispy rice crust, Swiss cheese, bacon, green chiles, and pimentos. Bite-sized, gluten-free appetizers baked in miniature muffin tins.

Homemade garden pesticide using beer, garlic, hot chili peppers, and blended bugs to trap slugs and repel plant-chewing insects the old-fashioned way.

Bengali kasundi relish blends fresh red chilies, mustard seeds, garlic, and green mango into a fiery, tangy condiment. Pairs with tandoori, kebabs, shellfish curries, and sandwiches.

Cajun cooking legend Justin Wilson's tuna salad kicks it up with hot sauce, dill relish, and mustard stirred into chopped hard-boiled eggs and mayo. Ready in 10 minutes flat, this spicy Southern spin on canned tuna is anything but boring.

Grilled caribou steaks marinated 24 hours in red wine with ginger and hot pepper sauce, then rubbed with bacon drippings and grilled medium-rare. Wild game cooking at its most direct.

Hearty lentils simmered with bell peppers, hot chilies, and fresh tomatoes in Middle Eastern spices. Healthy vegetarian main or side served hot or cold.

Cajun-style fish seared in a fiery pecan butter sauce with three kinds of pepper, garlic, and hot sauce. Inspired by K-Paul's in New Orleans, this works best with firm fish like swordfish, tuna, or sturgeon.

A quick and easy side dish that's made with vegetables, coconut and kozhambhu powder.

A smoky-sweet blender sauce made from tamarind paste, chipotle peppers in adobo, brown sugar, garlic, and lime. Drizzle it on grilled shrimp, tacos, wings, or anything that needs a kick.

Compound curry butter with garam masala, curry powder, fresh ginger, shallot, garlic, and green chile, whirled smooth in a food processor. Endlessly useful pantry stash.

This simple and scrumptious dish made with hot italian sausages and white wine is sure to have you licking your lips.

Traditional Afghan eggplant layered with tomatoes, peppers, and onions, then draped in tangy garlic yogurt sauce (chakah). Serve with flatbread for a vegetarian feast.

Flambed ice cream sauce of buttered green grapes, hot chiles, rum, honey, and warm spices. A sweet-heat dessert topping that takes 20 minutes and shocks the palate awake.

Hearty slow cooker bean dip packed with seasoned ground beef, refried beans, melted longhorn cheese, and sour cream with a spicy kick from hot sauce.