Tabasco recipe collection

If you're having guests over, then try serving this succulent seafood dish that will have everyone giving compliments to the chef.

Patout's Cajun hot crab dip with sweated trinity vegetables, fresh crab meat, heavy cream, three peppers, and Tabasco. Bayou-style appetizer for parties and game day.

Five-minute refried bean dip with sour cream, chili powder, hot sauce, and chopped onion. A creamy, spiced party dip made from pantry staples. Just mix and serve with tortilla chips.

Salmon mousse with capers and whipped cream set in a fish mold, served with sour cream dill sauce. An elegant no-cook appetizer for parties and holiday entertaining.

Salmon mousse with brandy-flambeed mushrooms and shallots, set with gelatin and folded with whipped cream, served sliced with a fresh watercress-mayonnaise sauce.

Savoy cabbage and corn chowder with new potatoes, green chili peppers, and a blend of crushed fennel, coriander, and dill in a light milk broth. Half-pureed for creamy texture.

Louisiana seafood gumbo with shrimp, crab, and okra in a deep brown roux, simmered with the Cajun holy trinity, tomato, and a hit of Tabasco. Served over rice for a true Gulf Coast supper.

Layered leftover casserole with sliced baked potatoes, chopped ham, and a creamy spinach-nutmeg sauce. The smartest way to turn yesterday's dinner into tonight's comfort food.

Chilled Senegalese soup with chicken broth, sour cream, curry powder, hot sauce, and shredded cucumber. A creamy, no-cook cold soup ready in 20 minutes.

Hearty Portuguese rubble soup (sopa de entulho) loaded with red kidney beans, pumpkin, turnips, carrots, potatoes, and hand-torn cabbage. A warming, rustic one-pot meal.

Portuguese rubble soup with dried red beans, bacon, pumpkin, turnips, carrots, potatoes, and hand-torn cabbage. Even better with a ham bone simmered in the pot.

Spam-Bolaya is a Cajun-spiced jambalaya mash-up loaded with browned SPAM, shredded chicken, and plump shrimp simmered in a smoky tomato-rice pot. Cayenne, Tabasco, and Cajun seasoning bring the Louisiana heat.

No-cook Sichuan dipping sauce with crushed Sichuan peppercorns, black soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and chili oil. Tongue-tingling, savory, and ready in 15 minutes flat.

A Louisiana classic: creamy spinach in a spicy jalapeno cheese sauce with Worcestershire, hot sauce, and celery salt. Spinach Madeleine is the Cajun side dish that steals the show at every gathering.

Crunchy marinated vegetable salad with corn, green beans, peas, bean sprouts, and water chestnuts in a tangy hot vinegar-dill dressing. Make-ahead Southern-style potluck favorite.

Grilled pork patties loaded with garlic, scallions, and soy sauce, then wrapped in lettuce leaves with hoisin, crushed peanuts, and fresh cilantro. Bunless and bursting with flavor.