Author: Rawia Bishara
One spoonful of this smoky-spicy guajillo braising liquid and you'll understand just how complex dried chiles can be. When soaked in hot water and blended with aromatics, they create a base so flavorful...
Author: Andy Baraghani
Author: Dina Cheney
Green mangoes would be ideal, but slightly unripe mangoes are an imperfect but successful substitute.
Author: Sarah Kirnon
This sandwich doesn't get as much love as Nashville hot chicken, but who doesn't love a fried fish sandwich? Eat it immediately or wrap it in wax paper and enjoy it under the shade of a maple tree with...
Author: Matty Matheson
Author: Sergio Remolina
This quick recipe makes as good a smoky-spicy breakfast as it does dinner. The flavors combine two tapas favorites, patatas bravas and huevos rotos.
Author: Kendra Vaculin
Enslaved Haitians were not allowed to have this delicious and aromatic pumpkin soup, a favorite of the French who held people in slavery. What better way to celebrate than to eat the very thing they were...
Author: Nadege Fleurimond
This rub works on just about any cut (in fact, it's served on filet mignon at Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill), and the pan-to-oven method is foolproof.
Melty, cheesy, crunchy, spicy: these sandwiches, a street food favorite in India, check all the boxes.
Author: Tara O'Brady
The key is to char the ingredients under the broiler for a roasty flavor, then blitz it in batches for a texture that's right in between smooth and chunky.
Author: Andy Baraghani
Author: Jean Thiel Kelley
Treat scallops to the flavorful oil left behind when you cook chorizo-it's basically liquid gold.
Author: Molly Baz
Author: Andrea Albin
Zhoug (or zhug) is to shawarma what salsa is to tacos-a spicy contrast to whatever rich thing it's with. This is Ori Menashe's red zhoug recipe from Bavel.
Author: Ori Menashe
Salty, spicy, and slightly tangy, this pressure cooker shredded beef barbacoa taco recipe delivers flavor on multiple levels.
Author: Daniel Shumski
You'll find these round chickpea flour and spiced potato fritters wherever Indian snack sellers congregate. Serve them with whatever chutney you like for dipping.
Author: Madhur Jaffrey
Bright and light, this salad makes the most of summer produce.
Author: Bryan Furman
This recipe pairs crispy fried plantains with homemade hot sauce and a cooling lime sour cream, but each is delicious all by itself.
Author: Sarah Kirnon
A punchy, chile-spiked fish sauce vinaigrette works as both marinade and dressing for glass noodles and handfuls of basil and cucumber.
Author: Chris Morocco
Author: Jessica B. Harris
Author: Chris Schlesinger
Author: Alison Roman
Author: Roberto Santibañez
In this dish from Kerala, fresh juicy shrimps are gently poached in herb-laced coconut milk. The spicing here is kept very subtle, so that the natural flavors of the shrimp and the coconut milk can be...
Author: Julie Sahni
A Thai curry paste flavored with dried chiles, roasted peanuts, galangal, makrut lime, garlic, cumin, and shallot.
Author: Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
I was inspired to create this vegan grilled jerk tofu recipe after visits to Jamaica where I found myself inhaling the aromas of jerk chicken. Try it!
Author: Chrissy Tracey
Grilling watermelon caramelizes the sweetness of the fruit, and the char gives just a hint of smoky flavor.
Author: JJ Johnson
That parsley in your fridge is lonely! Let it hang with chiles and walnuts for your next weeknight pasta.
Author: Chris Morocco
When lacquered with a rich, complex sauce and roasted, chicken becomes a delicious crowd-pleaser. There's enough chipotle here to make your lips hum, but not so much as to overshadow the balancing act...
Author: Paul Grimes
Score the chicken thighs to deliver more spice and flavor to the meat and encourage quicker cooking.
Author: Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
This chile-oat crisp is extra-crispy. I've included old-fashioned rolled oats and coconut flakes in the chili crisp for extra crunch.
Author: Hetty McKinnon
Author: Art Smith
Author: Shelley Wiseman
With the texture of duck confit, and extra-rich, deep flavor closer to pork carnitas than your average Thanksgiving bird, these turkey legs beg to fall apart with the push of a fork
Author: Chris Morocco
Perfect with Tri-Tip, this rub from Sue Torres, chef at Sueños in New York City, will give smoky flavor to any steak.
Author: Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
Tamarind is sweet, sour, and quite tart and provides the ideal base for this finger-licking glaze.
Author: Harneet Baweja
Author: Mary Kate Tate
Everyone I cook for most often seems to love coconut; I've realized finally that it's a very easy way to keep them all happy. What I like about this particular dish is that the coconut adds flavor without...
Author: Suvir Saran
Ultrarich and almost custardy in the middle, this cornbread from Hillstone (a.k.a. Houston's, Honor Bar, R+D Kitchen, Rutherford Grill, and South Beverly Grill) is the kind of appetizer you should serve...
This recipe brings together the flavors of Mexico's Gulf Coast with the anise-like flavor of Mexican avocado leaves and the tang of sour oranges.
Author: Luz Calvo and Catriona Rueda Esquibel
A little bit Thai, a little bit comforting, and a little bit refreshing, this one-bowl dinner showered in pea shoots and fresh herbs hits all the sweet spots for an early spring 30-minute meal.
Author: Anna Stockwell
Author: Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
For a salsa that won't send smoke shooting from your ears, be thorough about removing the seeds from the chiles-and even scraping out the ribs, the hottest part.
To keep lobsters alive in your fridge for up to one day, pack in damp newspaper. You can substitute eight frozen tails; sear per recipe method, then use the meat from four in place of the knuckles and...
Author: Andy Baraghani
Pairing earthy, hardy leafy greens with cooling coconut milk, a hot chile, and spices gives this side dish a full range of bitter, sweet, and tingling flavors.
Author: Andy Baraghani