Cayenne Pepper

Cayenne is a red, hot chili pepper used to give heat to many dishes.  Commonly referred to as ground red pepper, it adds little flavor, but gives a nice punch to almost any dish.  It even has some health benefits.

USES:

Use in hot sauces, meats, vegetables, beans, eggs or even hot cocoa.  Or just sprinkle cayenne on food in place of regular pepper.

*1 oz = approximately 2 heaping Tablespoons 

Scoville Rating ~ 30,000 heat units