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Hot stuff: 50 spicy recipes to help keep things interesting

There's nothing like a hit of chilli to make your mouth know it's there.

48 recipes
Neil Perry's piri-piri chicken
EASY

Neil Perry's piri-piri chicken

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Spicy hot beef and tofu.
EASY

Spicy hot beef and tofu

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Spicy tofu soup.
EASY

Spicy tofu soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Jeremy and Jane Strode
Spicy beef empanadas.

Spicy beef empanadas

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Caroline Velik
Chicken

Barbecued spicy chicken

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Warm spicy prawn salad.
EASY

Warm spicy prawn salad

  • < 30 mins
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Beef cheek massaman curry.

Beef cheek massaman curry

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Chinese spicy eggplant

Chinese spicy eggplant

  • < 30 mins
  • Brigitte Hafner
Spicy tuna tartare salad.
EASY

Spicy tuna tartare salad recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's spicy barbecued chicken.
EASY

Spicy barbecued chicken recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Spicy kimchi.
EASY

Spicy kimchi

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
This simple curry is very adaptable.
EASY

Neil Perry's simple spiced lamb curry

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Spicy fried cauliflower.
EASY

Spicy fried cauliflower

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Spicy sweet chilli sauce, tahini and chilli relish.

Spicy sweet chilli sauce

  • Bill Granger
Sichuan spicy pork and noodles

Sichuan spicy pork and noodles

  • < 30 mins
  • Brigitte Hafner
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Spicy roasted chickpeas
EASY

Oven-roasted spicy chickpeas

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Neil Perry's beef sticks slicked with spicy tamarind marinade.
EASY

Beef sticks with spicy tamarind recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Food. Neil Perry's spicy chicken stew.SMH GOOD WEEKEND Picture by WILLIAM MEPPEM GW120609

Spicy chicken stew

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Spicy pork and spinach meatball subs.
EASY

Spicy pork and spinach meatballs

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Lamb and harissa pizza.

Spicy Middle Eastern lamb pizza recipe with yoghurt

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Spice roast pumpkin with garlic yoghurt and almonds
EASY

Roast pumpkin recipe with garlic yoghurt, almonds and spice

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Spicy marinated pork
EASY

Neil Perry's spicy marinated pork

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Spicy Korean daikon
EASY

Neil Perry's spicy Korean daikon ​

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's stir-fried spicy squid.

Neil Perry's stir-fried spicy squid

  • < 30 mins
  • Andrea McGinniss and Neil Perry
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Spicy lamb and vegetable soup.

Spicy lamb and vegetable soup with chickpeas

  • 1-2 hrs
Mexican meatballs in spicy macha sauce.
EASY

Mexican meatballs in spicy macha sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Prawns in spicy tamarind sauce.
EASY

Prawns in spicy tamarind sauce recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
This chicken dish is easy, but don't rush the marinating time to ensure maximum flavour.
EASY

Spicy miso barbecued chicken with pickled cucumber

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Meatballs and eggs in spicy tomato sauce.

Meatballs and eggs in spicy tomato sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Adam Liaw's Bicol Express (spicy pork stew) with cucumber achara.

Bicol Express (spicy Filipino-style pork belly stew)

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Take a well-dressed salad in a jar and smash it into a freshly bought bread roll or baguette.
EASY

Tunisian casse-croute (spicy tuna salad sandwich)

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Skirt steak with a spicy Korean marinade.
EASY

Neil Perry's spicy skirt steak and potatoes

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Spicy fried chicken with sour cream dip.

Spicy fried chicken with sour cream dip

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
A humble bag of frozen peas adds freshness to this pantry braise.
EASY

Hetty McKinnon's spicy tomato and coconut braised peas

  • < 30 mins
  • Hetty McKinnon
Blue-eye in a spicy broth with clams, asparagus and peas.

Blue-eye in a spicy broth with clams

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's spicy stir fried prawns and scallops with garlic stems, spring onions and snow peas.

Spicy stir-fry prawns with scallops and XO sauce recipe

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry