Spicy Recipes

Spicy Honey BBQ Sauce

Spicy Honey BBQ Sauce

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Delicious on chicken or ribs… The mix of sweet and heat of this spicy honey BBQ sauce hits the spot. It’s perfect as a marinade for ribs or chicken when barbecuing. But don’t overlook the potential of this recipe as a dipping sauce. It’s total …

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Red pepper hummus: roasted red bell pepper and smoked paprika blended into creamy hummus, sweet and smoky with barely any heat.

Red Pepper Hummus

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Red pepper hummus with a broiled red bell pepper and smoked paprika, sweet and smoky with barely any heat. A dip for pita and vegetables or a spread for veggie sandwiches.

Overhead view of smoky and spicy baked beans with bacon in a speckled white baking dish, with a serving spoon resting in the thick, glossy sauce, on an oak table

Smoky And Spicy Baked Beans

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Smoky and spicy baked beans with chipotles in adobo, bacon, molasses and a splash of Guinness, baked for an hour until the sauce turns thick and glossy. A cookout side that feeds a crowd.

Red pepper aioli in a white bowl, with toasted bread slices, a wedge of cheese and aioli spread on toast

Red Pepper Aioli

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With only a hint of heat, this deliciously sweet and tangy red pepper aioli is family friendly and very versatile. Try it as a dipping sauce for breads and cheeses or use it as an entree sauce. It’s a simple way to boost the flavor …

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A speckled white bowl of Old Bay peanuts on a butcher-block counter, with a few loose peanuts and seasoning spilled beside it and a glass of beer in the background.

Old Bay Peanuts

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Old Bay peanuts tossed in butter, Worcestershire and a splash of Tabasco, then baked low until crunchy. Five minutes of prep for a salty, gently spicy party snack.

A speckled white bowl of harissa ketchup on a worn cutting board, next to a pile of crisp fries with one fry dipped in the ketchup.

Harissa Ketchup

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Two ingredients and a minute of stirring: harissa paste turns plain ketchup into an earthy, gently spicy sauce for burgers, fries and anything fried.

A speckled white bowl of creamy Old Bay tartar sauce flecked with relish and capers and dusted with Old Bay, beside a plate of two golden crab cakes, one topped with a spoonful of the sauce, and two lemon wedges on an oak table.

Old Bay Tartar Sauce

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Mayonnaise, sweet relish, capers and Old Bay stirred into a tartar sauce made for crab cakes, with optional cayenne for more heat.

A salt-rimmed margarita over ice, pale coral, with red chili sauce under the salt and a jalapeño wheel on the rim, beside half a lime, two jalapeños, a dish of salt and a squeeze bottle of chili sauce

Sriracha Margarita

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A Sriracha margarita with a Sriracha and salt rim, plus how hot Sriracha really is, how to set the heat, and what to serve it with.

A bowl of pale pink harissa yogurt topped with a swirl of harissa, olive oil and mint, next to sweet potato fries on a butcher-block counter

Harissa Yogurt

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Greek yogurt stirred with harissa and a little lemon makes a cool, mildly spicy topper for burgers and a dip for sweet potato fries and raw vegetables.

A speckled bowl of creamy coral piquillo pepper sauce beside sliced grilled steak, whole piquillo peppers and a dish of smoked paprika on a butcher-block counter

Piquillo Pepper Sauce

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A smooth, creamy sauce of jarred piquillo peppers, garlic and smoked paprika. Sweet, smoky and very mild, for steak, chorizo and chicken.