What to do with my hot chilies

[Boozy]

Hello everyone!

So I've been growing some chilies (Habanero and Scorpions) that have now come to fruition. Thing is I don't really know what to do with them, does anyone have any decent recipes for hot sauces? I don't fancy eating them raw as that feels like something I may regret....I do love hot sauces and wondered if anyone here had some experiences they can share!

[maturin23]

I would pop those chillies (whole, no stalk) on a baking tray, a long with a quarted onion and a whole bulb of garlic (peeled cloves) in my Weber and hot smoke them (c.110C) for an hour and a half or so. Add plenty of salt and cider vinegar to taste and whizz it all in a blender.

When you're happy with the seasoning stir in a big glug of olive oil (don't do this before blending).

You could use your oven instead of a smoker - or maybe pop under a medium grill. Won't taste as good though!

[otolith]

Those scorpions are vicious.

Mine are in the freezer, being used judiciously.

[loskie]

http://certo.co.uk/sweet-chilli-jam/

[Tyndall]

I’d highly recommend a look at ChilliChump on YouTube. He makes some fantastic sauces and they’re very simple.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iQqyA5zbps0

[AndyAudi]

“Shatto”. Amazing stuff

Bottom of this

https://amp.theguardian.com/food/2020/mar/15/ami-t...

[SpydieNut]

Tyndall said:

I’d highly recommend a look at ChilliChump on YouTube. He makes some fantastic sauces and they’re very simple.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iQqyA5zbps0

+1 - I think he’s got a brilliant channel. Made a few of his recipes (the Nando’s one and his spicy ketchup are amazing) and we’ve loved all of them. I now have a load of chillies fermenting in brine in the garage and growing two Carolina Reapers.

[rdjohn]

If you have way too many dry them either naturally or in the oven and grind them into a powder that you can use over the winter, as, and when you need some “pow” in your dish.

[Bacon Is Proof]

Or dry them and leave them whole. Then you can bung 'em in a dish (left whole) and they will impart their flavour but without the intense heat. A very Southern Indian tactic.

[Wadeski]

A great hot salsa recipe from a Mexico friend of mine:

Char habanero-type peppers on over coals until black all over.
Wearing plastic gloves, remove stalks and seeds.
Put the roasted peppers in a blender and gently blend, slowly pouring in toasted sesame oil until smooth.
Salt to taste.

[tomsugden]

Chimichuri. It keeps for a good few months in the fridge and is delicious with steak, or as a marinade.

[scrubchub]

I've got a pack of dried Carolina Reapers that I have no idea what to do with. I'm just assuming that whatever I make will be pretty much inedible. Might do the smoke and turn into hot sauce mentioned above.

[Podie]

Cook them slowly to dry them out and then blitz them into chilli flakes.

Wait for the chilli dust to settle before opening the lid on the processor.... ask me how I know...

[Steve Campbell]

1 full Carolina Reaper or equivalent in half this recipe makes a delicious jam for sandwiches, pork pies etc etc.....in fact, I now tend to put it on anything and everything ?? Super simple.
https://www.nigella.com/recipes/chilli-jam

Edited by Steve Campbell on Sunday 13th September 08:33

Edited by Steve Campbell on Sunday 13th September 08:36

[PositronicRay]

Just freeze them as is, they freeze really well. I'm still eating 2019s crop.

[loskie]

wash your hand before you go for a pee

[HM-2]

The Scorpions will make a great Naga pickle.

https://tokhjhaalmishti.wordpress.com/2018/09/24/n...

[CustardOnChips]

Chilli Jam. Food of the gods.

A nice hot one makes for a perfect breakfast on toast with peanut butter.

As a slight aside. My 11 year old decided to pick a fresh habanero from one of my plants and eat it whole. It took about 20 seconds for the full heat to hit him. You could see his face change from, I don't see what the fuss is about. To, fk that was a bad idea .

[Jcwjosh]

Steve Campbell said:

1 full Carolina Reaper or equivalent in half this recipe makes a delicious jam for sandwiches, pork pies etc etc.....in fact, I now tend to put it on anything and everything ?? Super simple.
https://www.nigella.com/recipes/chilli-jam

Edited by Steve Campbell on Sunday 13th September 08:33

Edited by Steve Campbell on Sunday 13th September 08:36

I would also recommend knocking up a chill jam aswell as a fresh hot sauce..

Lovely at christmas with left over turkey sandwiches stuffing etcl.. with cheese and the pork pie idea above sounds good

[Wadeski]

OK I have to resurrect this as my Trinidad Scorpion plant has just delivered a bumper crop. I've got 50 of the things.

I did a tiiiiiiny taste test of a raw one before I popped it in a big pot of curry. MISTAKE. ABORT. EJECT!!!!

Jesus these things are vicious, and this is coming from someone who really likes Habenero peppers. I genuinely don't know what to do with these, I think people would report me to the police if I served them anything with them in!