One dab is enough, ideas are endless

Simple ways to use Orphela pepper paste every day. Always start with a small amount and adjust to taste.

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Four easy ideas

Home style suggestions to inspire you. Paste amounts are starting points: adjust to your tolerance.

Caribbean chicken marinade

For 2 lb of chicken

Caribbean chicken marinade

  • 1/2 tsp Orphela paste
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 3 crushed garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • Thyme, green onion, salt

Mix, coat the chicken and marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours before grilling or roasting.

Fire mayo

Serves 4

Fire mayo

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 tsp Orphela paste
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Whisk together. Perfect with fries, plantains, burgers and sandwiches.

Spicy seafood butter

For 1 lb of shrimp

Spicy seafood butter

  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1/4 to 1/2 tsp Orphela paste
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • Parsley and lemon

Melt the butter with the garlic and paste, add the shrimp, cook 3 to 4 minutes and finish with parsley and lemon.

Spicy tomato sauce

Serves 4

Spicy tomato sauce

  • 1 can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 onion, 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/4 tsp Orphela paste
  • Olive oil, salt

Sauté the onion and garlic, add the tomatoes and paste, simmer 15 minutes. For pasta, rice or fish.

Wherever you want character

Six everyday uses

Grilling and BBQ

Grilling and BBQ

Stir a teaspoon into your marinade for chicken, pork or ribs. The heat stays, the flavour settles in.

Marinades and stews

Marinades and stews

A dab in a stew, tomato sauce or griot adds deep, fragrant warmth.

Fish and seafood

Fish and seafood

Brush onto a fillet before cooking or whisk into a lemon butter for shrimp.

Sauces and dips

Sauces and dips

Mix with mayo, yogurt or ketchup for a punchy dip in ten seconds.

Rice, pasta and vegetables

Rice, pasta and vegetables

Add at the end of cooking to wake up rice, pasta or roasted vegetables.

Every day

Every day

On eggs, in soup, on pizza or a sandwich: a tiny touch is plenty.

Dosage

For a dish serving 4, start with 1/4 teaspoon. Heat lovers can go up to a full teaspoon.

Too hot?

Add fat or sweetness: cream, yogurt, coconut milk, butter or a pinch of sugar will tame the heat.

Cooking

Added early, the heat melts into the dish. Added at the end, it stays sharper.

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