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Chile, Tomato, and Charred Red Onion Salsa
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When you're working with chiles, you should be wearing rubber gloves. Sound funny? Well, it won't after you accidentally touch your eyes.
Papas con Rajas
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Potatoes and poblano chiles shine in this recipe for papas con rajas. Soaked with crema, the combo is a great side dish or vegetarian-friendly taco stuffing.
Spicy Confit Chiles
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Chop these Calabrian-style chiles into pasta sauce or sprinkle onto pizza.
Chile-Braised Chicken Tostadas
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Dried chiles add tons of complex flavor to this saucy, shreddable chicken with little extra work—our kind of cooking.
26 Chile Recipes That (Might) Make You Sweat
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Everyone deserves a little spice in their life. So what are you waiting for? Get on it. (And be prepared to stop, drop, and roll.)
Salsa Macha With Crudités
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This kicky chile-and-peanut-laced dressing is ready to replace the ranch on your crudités platter. 
Dried Chile Salsa
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Salsa Macha
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Think of this as a chile-laced peanut butter you’ll want to put on everything, from tacos to fried eggs. It’s delicious and not at all as intimidating as it sounds.
This Guy Tested 7 Ways of Cooling Down Chile Heat—and Lived to Tell the Tale
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What's the best way to soothe chile heat? Amiel Stanek, our intrepid Guinea Pig, tests 7 methods, from yogurt to rice to... oil pulling?
Chile-Rubbed Turkey
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Look to Mexico, where turkey has been the big bird for centuries. Continue the theme by using the leftovers for tacos (corn tortillas, shredded meat, lime…). We promise you won’t miss your sandwich.
Salsa de Árbol
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An easy, chile-spiked tomato salsa for all your taco needs. 
Toasted Chile de Árbol and Tomatillo Salsa
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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.
Soba with Green Chile Pesto
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Think of the heat in these chiles not as a dare but as another essential building block of flavor—right alongside salt, acid, and fat.
Chile-Garlic Cucumbers
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Less sharp than regular pickles, these cucumbers are a punchy addition to any sandwich, salad, or grain bowl.
Pickled Chiles
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Despite being pickled, these chiles have a fresh crunch and bright, garlicky flavor. If you cook them, they lose that; add them to finished pizzas.
Fresh-Chile Hot Sauce
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For the most vibrant, striking hue, stick with one type of pepper.
A Better Turkey Chili
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Pair ground turkey with white beans and a robust dried chile purée for a bowl of winter comfort with major body and richness.
Quick-Pickled Chiles
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A great basic pickle brine that complements any pepper you like.
Green Chile Shrimp Scampi With Spaghetti
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All the buttery, garlicky pleasure of shrimp scampi with a sizzle of chile heat.
Nasi Lemak
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A coconutty Malaysian rice bowl topped with crispy-crunchy crumbles of teeny little fried anchovies dressed in a sweet-spicy sambal.
Blistered Cheesy Peppers
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It’s almost silly how easy this dish of impossibly delicious, ooey-gooey cheesy chiles is to execute.