Badia Organic Red Pepper Crushed Spice, 1.25 oz

Organic crushed red pepper — coarse-cut dried chili flakes with seeds intact for steady, lingering heat. This is the jar that defines Italian-American cooking: the shaker on every pizzeria table and the finishing flick over a bowl of pasta. Certified organic, with the bright capsicum bite that warms a dish from the back of the palate.

Common Uses Sprinkle over Neapolitan pizza, spaghetti aglio e olio, and penne arrabbiata. Stir into marinara, sausage and broccoli rabe, or puttanesca. Use to finish white bean soups, garlicky sautéed greens, and shrimp scampi. A pinch lifts focaccia dough, olive oil dipping bowls, and Calabrian-style braises.

Cuisine Context Essential in Southern Italian and Italian-American kitchens, where heat is layered in at the start of a sauté and again at the table. Crosses easily into Mediterranean cooking — Greek shrimp saganaki, Turkish-style egg dishes, Provençal tomato stews — and anywhere a clean, dried chili note belongs.

Pro Tip Bloom the flakes in warm olive oil for 30 seconds before adding garlic. The oil turns amber and carries the heat through the whole dish instead of leaving it pocketed in dry flecks.

Ships from Doral, FL.