1,704 cayenne recipes

Indian lamb saag with fresh spinach, yogurt, whole spices, and garam masala. Lamb cubes braised in a thick green spinach sauce with cardamom and cloves.

A proper slow-simmered chilli con carne with browned ground beef, beer, fresh tomatoes, kidney beans, and a triple hit of chili peppers. Thickened with cornmeal and cooked low for hours until rich and deeply spiced.

Chef Paul Prudhomme's Barbecue Sauce: a smoky, sweet-tangy Cajun sauce built on bacon, pecans, honey, and citrus rinds. Pureed silky for chicken, pork, or ribs. Makes 5 cups.

Grilled venison steaks rubbed with paprika, cumin, coriander, curry, and cayenne, then served with avocado-coriander cream. Bold spice rub tames the gaminess of wild game.

Andouille was a great favorite in nineteenth-century New Orleans. This thick Cajun sausage is made with lean pork and pork fat and lots of garlic. Sliced about 1/2 inch thick and greilled, it makes a delightful appetizer. It is also used in a superb oyster and andouille gumbo poplular in Laplace, a Cajun town about 30 miles fromNew Orleans that calls itself the Andouille Capital of the World.

Oven-baked crab quesadillas loaded with sweet lump crab, sauteed tri-color peppers, two melted cheeses, cilantro, and a kick of jalapeño and lime. Ready in 30 minutes for an easy seafood dinner or crowd-pleasing appetizer.

A vegetarian chili casserole with dried kidney beans, bulgur wheat, mixed vegetables, and red wine simmered in a spiced tomato broth. Hearty, filling, completely meatless.

A spicy and delicious stew made with adzuki beans, carrots, mushrooms and a dash of cayenne pepper.

Rich wild duck gumbo built on a dark roux with smoked sausage, the holy trinity, stewed tomatoes, and cayenne heat. Ladle it over rice for a true Louisiana supper.

Eggs Neptune: poached eggs and sauteed crab meat on toasted English muffins, draped in a blender orange hollandaise with fresh citrus zest. Eggs Benedict's elegant cousin.

A big-batch deer sausage recipe with equal parts ground venison and pork, seasoned with cayenne, paprika, brown sugar, and hot sauce. Mix, stuff into casings, and you're set for the season.

Spicy beef carbonade braises sirloin or stewing beef in red wine and beef stock with bacon, garlic, chili powder and a hit of habanero. A Belgian-meets-Tex-Mex riff on the classic carbonade flamande.

Toasted sesame sauce made from oven-toasted seeds and tahini, thickened with arrowroot and brightened with lemon zest and tamari. A rich, nutty vegan all-purpose sauce for pasta, vegetables, and grains.

Mad Mike's chili: a no-beans, all-meat Texas-style red made with cubed round steak, V8, enchilada sauce, and a mountain of chili powder. Slow simmered three hours until thick and deep.

Plump prawns simmered in a bold honey-coffee sauce with bacon, chili, and tomato, served over dill mashed potatoes. An unexpected sweet-savory seafood dish with a deep espresso edge.

Braised lamb shoulder and merguez-style sausages served over couscous with a cumin and cayenne broth. A North African-inspired feast with carrots, zucchini, and white wine.