Recipe Roundup

Our 84 Spiciest, Chile-Packed Recipes

Packed with serrano, habanero, Calabrian, and other chiles, these spicy recipes bring the heat—but they also bring plenty of flavor to back it up.

By The Epicurious Editors

November 16, 2018

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Sambal Short Rib Stir-Fry
Flavored with store-bought sambal oelek, a spicy Indonesian condiment made with fresh chiles, this spicy stir-fry is fantastic served over a bowl of steamed white rice.
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Photo by Caleb Adams, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
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Spicy Cucumber-Avocado Soup
A creamy blend of ripe avocados, English cucumbers, and yogurt—with a bit of lime juice and jalapeño adding brightness—the soup is quick, satisfying, and fail-proof.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
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Aguachile de Camarón (Shrimp Cooked in Lime and Chile)
Of all the ceviche relatives, this one is arguably the easiest and most refreshing (not to mention, as many Mexicans will tell you, a great hangover cure).
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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Chile-Marinated Pork With Savory Brussels Sprouts and Mint
This pork tenderloin is marinated in Vietnamese chile paste, fish sauce and honey—heat relief comes from chopped mint.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
5/83
Spicy Black Bean and Corn Tacos
Filled with black beans, avocado, and raw corn marinated in bright lime juice along with jalapeño, cilantro, and toasted nuts and seeds, these hearty tacos make an easy-to-cook, easy-to-eat weeknight dinner.
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Miso- and Mayo-Marinated Short Ribs with Spicy Sauce
Short ribs on a weeknight? Combine thin-cut, flanken-style ribs with a flavor-packed sauce made with mayo, miso, and Sriracha, and anything is possible.
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Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Molly Baz
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Peanut Drinking Snack
This spicy, sour, salty, crunchy mix isn't your typical roasted bar nuts. Fresh lime juice, red onion, chiles, and cilantro give it amazing flavor.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Amy Wilson, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
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Sambal Shrimp Lettuce Wraps
The shrimp cooks in minutes, so while it’s marinating, set out a platter of lettuce cups, mint sprigs, chopped peanuts, sliced cucumbers, and the reserved sauce.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
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Thai-Style Squid and Cucumber Salad
Tossed with crunchy cucumbers, peanuts, and fresh red chiles, this salad makes a refreshing summer dinner spooned over rice or all on its own.
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Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Amy Wilson, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
10/83
Spicy Grilled Chicken with Crunchy Fennel Salad
This chicken packs some heat, which is why we paired it with a superclean and cooling crisp fennel salad. If fennel is not your thing, any shaved crunchy veg will do. Try radishes, carrots, or cucumbers instead.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
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Hot Honey Pork Chops With Escarole and White Beans
The spicy garlic-honey glaze for the pan-seared pork chops also forms the base of the sauce for the warm escarole-and–white bean salad in this easy one-pan dinner.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
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3-Ingredient Buffalo Grilled Chicken Wings
A simple Buffalo-style hot sauce delivers a big punch of flavor to these addictive grilled wings. Brush a little sauce on the wings at the end of grilling for caramelized flavor, then toss them in more sauce before serving for full spicy saturation.
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Baby Back Ribs with Tamarind Glaze
A habanero-tamarind glaze gives these grilled ribs an intoxicatingly sweet, spicy, and sour flavor.
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Photo by Stephen Kent Johnson, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
14/83
Spicy Larb with Cabbage Cups
Larb will not only fill your belly, it will teach you how to balance sweet, sour, salty, spicy, funky, and umami flavors. When you get the balance right, this dish sings, each bite creating a craving for more.
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