Things to do with chillis

[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?

[g8ina]

dry them Increases their heat, and if you grind them after drying, thats your cayenne pepper

[r_j_k_p]

chilli chocolate

had them once from here: http://www.southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/

also check out the website for more ideas.

[Zadock]

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.

[peterb]

Some hints here

http://www.chillies-down-under.com/p...-chillies.html

http://www.worldofchillies.com/growi...echillies.html

http://www.thechilliking.com/info/preserving-chillies/

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ers_11266.html

(The last one contains a tale of woe about making chilli oil!)

Hope they help!

[foskee]

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

[Million]

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

[GoNz0]

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!

[nudda]

heating them is a good choice

[smokeygt4]

As has been said dry them, I have dried ghost peppers 2+ years old now and they are showing no signs of going bad.

[NeoVo]

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.

[cam1986]

Yet to try a real hot one!

[no_numb]

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!

[Steve A]

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)

[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

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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

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.