Chilli & heat · Dried
Peperoncino
Also called peperoncini secchi, Italian dried chillies, diavolicchio
Small Italian dried red chillies, whole or crushed, with clean heat. Used in aglio, olio e peperoncino, arrabbiata, puttanesca and southern Italian sauces.
- A kind of Dried chillies
What can replace it
- T1 · Great swapChiles de árbol
- T1 · Great swapChilli flakes
- T2 · GoodCalabrian chillies
Fruitier and oily; adds salt and acid.
- T2 · GoodCayenne pepper
Ground, with sharper heat; can't be infused whole. (use 0.5× the amount)
- T2 · GoodDried Thai chillies
Hotter; use a little less. (use 0.75× the amount)
Cook with Peperoncino
