Substituting ground red pepper for dried red peppers

I have a recipe that calls for 4 dry red peppers to be bagged during cooking & taken out when finished. Instead of using those, how much ground red pepper should I use?

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I'm not sure if this works for cooking, but I use this method for oil or vinegar infusions: Get empty tea bags at the local tea or kitchen supply outlet. If the peppers are cayennes, put 1/2 teaspoon of ground cayenne per pepper into the bag(s), tie off securely, and use in your dish. Fish the bag(s) out at the appropriate time. Yes, grinding a pepper produces more than 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, but ground pepper has much more surface area than whole peppers, so you need to scale your ground pepper back to account for that. If the peppers are hotter than cayennes (habaneros, ghosts or reapers), cut back the powdered amount more. If they are mild, such as bell peppers or sweet pimentos, use 3/4 to 1 tsp of powder per pepper.

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How much ground red pepper equals red pepper flakes?

Red Pepper Flakes Substitutions If you're looking for a substitute in a recipe calling for red pepper flakes you can use \xbd teaspoon of cayenne powder per \xbe teaspoon of Red Pepper Flakes or you can use one small red chile pepper (i.e. a Thai Chile ) per each teaspoon of Red Pepper Flakes.

What can I use instead of dried peppers?

Dried Red Chili Pepper Substitutes

Paprika. As a substitute for dried red chili pepper, you can add paprika. ...

Cayenne Chili Pepper. Another best substitute for red chili pepper is the cayenne chili pepper. ...

Dried Poblano Pepper.

Can you substitute fresh peppers for dried peppers?

The only difference that fresh and dried chillies have is the presence of water. However, this can make a difference in the flavor profile of the two. This difference is more pronounced if you eat a fresh chili raw, as the water can make the chili feel much hotter.

Can I use crushed red pepper instead of red pepper flakes?

You say \u201ccrushed red pepper.\u201d I say \u201cred pepper flakes.\u201d They're one in the same. The major manufacturers all label their versions as \u201ccrushed red pepper,\u201d but other than linguistics, there's no difference.

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