Aleppo pepper is a seedless dried chilli flake popular in Middle Eastern cooking. The sun-dried pepper flakes have a mild heat with a sweet, fruity flavour and an earthy, almost smoky finish. Aleppo pepper can be tricky to track down, but luckily it's easy to make an Aleppo pepper substitute with mild seedless red pepper flakes.
Servings2 tablespoons
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons gochugaru , or another seedless pepper flake
- ½ teaspoon sunflower oil , or another neutral-tasting oil
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- pinch ground cumin
- pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Place the chilli flakes in a small bowl and add the sunflower oil. Then use a spoon to stir and coat the chilli flakes with oil. Finally, stir in the smoked paprika, ground cumin and sea salt.
- The Aleppo pepper substitute is ready to use straight away. Or store it in a sealed container for up to one month.
Notes
- You can also use another type of chilli flake and adjust the spices. For example, if you use smoky chipotle flakes, you should omit the smoked paprika. And if your chilli flakes are very mild, add a pinch of cayenne pepper.
- See the full blog post for more Aleppo pepper substitutes, such as Marash biber, cayenne pepper, ancho chile powder, and more.