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If you love sweetness checked by a little heat, then a jar of honey spiked with chiles is a very good thing.
It’s a little like hot pepper jelly, that old Southern staple, except the honey gives a more floral, caramelized character, whereas the jelly is just hot and sweet.
But the overall effect is the same: The chile keeps the honey from becoming cloying, the honey tones down the brashness of the chile, and together you get something that’s a lot more complex than the merging of only two ingredients would suggest.
You can buy jars of so-called hot honey (usually honey mixed with cayenne, with a little vinegar for tang) at large supermarkets.
But it’s also incredibly easy to make yourself. Just mix together a good full-flavored honey with whatever chile-based product you have on hand (ground chile powder, crushed chile flakes, dashes of chile sauce), adding the hot stuff slowly and to taste. And if you overdo it, a little more honey will smooth things out. You’re looking for a balance of zingy and mellow, sweet and fiery.
~ Melissa Clark ~
The shrimp are also excellent tucked into a baguette for a shrimp sandwich.
Chilled Shrimp With Lobster Butter
Steam some lobsters and enjoy them, then harvest the shells to roast down and bubble with a pound or more of unsalted butter, like a stock made with fat instead of water.
This is a dish that cooks quickly and rises or falls on good-tasting shrimp. It is worth buying shrimp with the shells on and peeling them yourself.
The presentation is spectacular for a dinner party. Let the salt cool completely before you toss it out.
Pasta With Mussels in Tomato Sauce
My rule of thumb is to check for doneness a minute before the suggested cooking time on the package; noodles should be cooked al dente.
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