Things to do with chillis
Hi there,
I've been growing cayenne chilli peppers this your, and they've grown beautifully! So, I'm looking for things to do with them. I don't mean recipes with chilli in them, but more ways to preserve them. So far I'm thinking:
Drying
Chilli Jam
Pickled Chillis
Chilli Oil
Anyone out there got any other ideas?
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dry them :) Increases their heat, and if you grind them after drying, thats your cayenne pepper :)
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chilli chocolate
had them once from here: http://www.southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/
also check out the website for more ideas.
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Million
Hi there,
I've been growing cayenne chilli peppers this your, and they've grown beautifully! So, I'm looking for things to do with them. I don't mean recipes with chilli in them, but more ways to preserve them. So far I'm thinking:
Drying
Chilli Jam
Pickled Chillis
Chilli Oil
Anyone out there got any other ideas?
+1 for Drying.
Freezing works too, they'll stay fairly fresh for about a year in the freezer.
Beware about making chilli oil from fresh chillis, there is a chance for food poisoning if its not prepared aseptically. Your best bet is to make chilli hallowed oil from dried chillis if you want to make oil I think, much safer and easier.
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I made this last year albeit not with cayenne peppers,turned out better than expected! I've no idea which chillys I used I guess theres some standard gift red chilli plant out there, anyway.
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/o...pepper-chutney
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Ah, I've got that Jamie Oliver book, and I love chutney, so that's a good option. I will be crushing and grinding the dried ones for storing. I had also forgotten sambal oelek:
http://www.food.com/recipe/homemade-...to=1.0&st=null
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grab a reusable salt mill, about 80p from home bargains. when its empty you have a chilli grinder :)
unless they sell the peri peri shaker there, i love that stuff!
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heating them is a good choice
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As has been said dry them, I have dried ghost peppers 2+ years old now and they are showing no signs of going bad.
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I've got no end of chilli varieties from this year :).
Some of them are still ripening, and ive already got loads in the freezer :).
Gunna get a reusable salt mill like suggested as mortar and pestles can be quite expensive.
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Yet to try a real hot one!
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http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hotpot...ml#post2181465
Amazing and you can use whatever chillis you have available. Will last and is great with anything!
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Although i dont have the recipes to hand they are pretty easy to look up.
Chilli Coleslaw - this is awesome stuff, but i usually dont add the lemon juice like most sites tell you too.
Chilli Mince Pies (for christmas time) :)
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Epic fail with one of my jars of Chilli Chutney - mould!
I sterilized the jar, and heated the chutney to boiling point, and sealed it properly after, and left it in a cool dark place after cooling in the fridge - what did I do wrong? Such a shame
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Million
Epic fail with one of my jars of Chilli Chutney - mould!
I sterilized the jar, and heated the chutney to boiling point, and sealed it properly after, and left it in a cool dark place after cooling in the fridge - what did I do wrong? Such a shame
Was the jar still hot when you put the chutney in? I find it best to give the jars a good wash in hot water, dry them with paper towels or a clean tea towel and then I place them upside down in a cold oven and heat them until the oven reaches about 160c (about gas mark 3 or 4). Meanwhile I wash the rubber in hot soapy water and then pour boiling water over them. I time it so I put hot chutney into hot jars with seals that are in water hot enough that I have to fish them out with a pair of sterile tongues.