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Spicy Recipes
When dinner needs heat, start here. These recipes use chile, curry, kimchi, jerk, Sichuan, harissa, and similar signals from the current library.
32 recipes in this collection
Filtered by spicy, chile, curry, jerk, kimchi, Sichuan, and harissa signals.

Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry
Soft scrambled eggs folded with juicy tomatoes, scallions, and a light savory sauce for a fast rice-friendly meal.

Green Papaya Salad
A crunchy sweet-sour salad with shredded green papaya, tomatoes, green beans, peanuts, lime, and chile.

Kimchi Fried Rice
A fast skillet fried rice with kimchi, gochujang, scallions, sesame, and egg.

Nasi Goreng
Indonesian fried rice with kecap manis, garlic, shallots, egg, chile, and cucumber.

Singapore Chili Shrimp
A home-friendly take on chili crab flavors with shrimp, tomato-chile sauce, ginger, garlic, and soft ribbons of egg.

Thai Basil Chicken
A fast skillet version of pad krapow with ground chicken, garlic, chiles, basil, and a salty-sweet sauce.

Banh Mi Bowl
A rice bowl inspired by banh mi with pork, pickled vegetables, cucumber, herbs, and spicy mayo.

Bulgogi Lettuce Bowls
Sweet-savory marinated beef served with rice, crisp lettuce, cucumber, and a quick gochujang sauce.

Kung Pao Chicken
A quick wok-style chicken dinner with tender bites, peanuts, bell pepper, scallions, and a glossy sweet-savory sauce.

Soondubu Jjigae
A bubbling soft tofu stew with kimchi, zucchini, mushrooms, gochugaru, and an egg cracked in at the end.

Suya Chicken Skewers
Grilled chicken skewers coated in peanut-chile suya spice with onion and lime.

Chana Masala
A tangy chickpea curry with tomato, onion, ginger, garam masala, and cilantro.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Bowls
Spiced jerk chicken served over rice and beans with pineapple salsa, lime, scallions, and cooling yogurt.

Thai Green Curry
A coconut green curry with chicken, eggplant, bamboo shoots, basil, and fragrant paste.

Tom Kha Gai
A fragrant coconut chicken soup with lemongrass, ginger, mushrooms, lime, and a gentle chile finish.

Turkey Chili
A cozy one-pot turkey chili with beans, tomatoes, smoky spices, and corn.

Aji Verde Chicken Bowl
Spiced roast chicken served over rice with corn, potatoes, herbs, and a creamy green chile sauce.

Skillet Cornbread Chili
A cozy bean and beef chili baked under a golden cornbread topping for an easy one-pan dinner.

Dan Dan Noodles
Springy noodles tossed with sesame-chile sauce, savory pork, scallions, and a gentle Sichuan pepper tingle.

Char Kway Teow
Wide rice noodles stir-fried with shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, chives, and a dark soy sauce glaze.

Tacos Al Pastor
Chile-marinated pork tacos with pineapple, onions, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime.

Masala Dosa
A crisp rice crepe filled with turmeric potatoes, onion, mustard seeds, and curry leaves.

Palak Paneer
Soft paneer cubes simmered in a velvety spinach sauce with ginger, garlic, garam masala, and cream.

Butter Chicken
Tender chicken simmered in a silky tomato, butter, cream, and garam masala sauce.

Chicken Mole Bowl
Tender chicken over rice with a quick cocoa-chile mole sauce, beans, and sesame.

Chicken Katsu Curry
Crispy panko chicken served with mild Japanese curry sauce, carrots, potatoes, and fluffy rice.

Hainanese Chicken Rice
Poached chicken served with fragrant ginger-garlic rice, cucumber, clear broth, and bright chile sauce.

Pozole Verde
A bright green hominy stew with chicken, tomatillos, poblanos, herbs, cabbage, radish, and lime.

Beef Rendang
Slow-simmered beef cooked in coconut milk, lemongrass, spices, and aromatics until tender and richly coated.
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