109 hot sour recipes

Cajun-seasoned salmon fillets and spiral-cut fries baked together on two sheet pans in a hot oven. Four ingredients, 30 minutes total, and dinner is solved with zero frying and easy foil cleanup.

Creamy broccoli cheddar soup made with skim milk and reduced-fat cheese for a lighter take on a steakhouse classic. Hot soup melts the cheese in the bowl. Ready in 25 minutes.

Jamaican jerk rub paste with four hot chili peppers, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and thyme. A fiery wet rub with real Caribbean heat. Mix, rub, and grill for authentic jerk flavor.

Cherokee fry bread turns four pantry staples into golden, crispy-edged fried dough with a chewy center. A simple, traditional Native American bread served hot with a drizzle of honey.

Four-ingredient thermos lunch with black beans, corn, brown rice, and salsa. No cooking, no microwave needed. Pack it hot in the morning and eat it warm at your desk.

The original Irish coffee invented at Foynes Airport: hot coffee, brown sugar cubes, Irish whiskey, finished with a float of cold lightly whipped cream. Four ingredients, one warming cocktail for cold nights.

Stir-fried bok choy in garlic oil with just four ingredients: peanut oil, garlic, salt, and fresh bok choy. A fast Chinese vegetable side that works hot or cold.

Indian dressing with orange juice, ground coriander, fresh cilantro, and sweet-hot mustard. A light, oil-free, four-ingredient dressing with warm spice. Ready in minutes.

Grilled Cornish game hens glazed with a fiery red pepper sauce made from roasted peppers, Dijon mustard, and three kinds of hot pepper. Four-alarm heat with a sweet roasted pepper backbone.

Phal base recipe: the blazing-hot curry paste foundation for Britain's spiciest Indian restaurant dish. Four ingredients blend into fiery heat for an authentic phal curry at home.

Fiery homemade salsa with four jalapenos, hot sauce, cayenne, and red pepper flakes blended with fresh tomatoes, garlic, cilantro, and lime. Keeps in the fridge for a week.

Whole trout scored and glazed with teriyaki, lime juice, and fresh dill, then grilled over medium-hot coals until the skin crisps and the glaze lacquers. Simple, four-ingredient weeknight fish.

Hot bananas a la Baloo are grilled bananas marinated in honey, sambal oelek, and soy sauce. Spicy-sweet Indonesian-Japanese fusion side that pairs with grilled meats. Just four ingredients.