Hot Peppers

[squerly]

The peppers in my garden are so friggen hot I can't eat them. Never seen peppers like these. I eat the hottest wings, the hottest of anything, but not these puppies! No idea of what to do with em, any suggestions???

 

[DaveNay]

The peppers in my garden are so friggen hot I can't eat them. Never seen peppers like these. I eat the hottest wings, the hottest of anything, but not these puppies! No idea of what to do with em, any suggestions???

Grow a pair and eat them anyway?

 

[Leni]

Do you know the name of them? How big are they?

 

[squerly]

Do you know the name of them? How big are they?

No, the package faded long ago. But they are BIG! My guess is about 8" long. The meat of the pepper isn't so hot but the seeds are unbelievable!

Edit: The one in the picture is one of the small ones.

 

[Leni]

Then I would split them open and remove the seeds. After that do whatever you usually do with peppers.

 

[squerly]

Then I would split them open and remove the seeds. After that do whatever you usually do with peppers.

Actually Leni, I don't do much with hot peppers. I buy the seeds in a jar to sprinkle on my pizza but I've never grown any hot peppers before, this is a first for me.

 

[Leni]

You said that the pepper itself was not that hot. I was thinking along the line of chili rellenos or a chili verdi. You could also put one or two of them in a pot of chili. I have peppers that are barely 1/2 inch long. Only my Nigerian friend can eat those.

 

[jimbo]

You said that the pepper itself was not that hot. I was thinking along the line of chili rellenos or a chili verdi. You could also put one or two of them in a pot of chili. I have peppers that are barely 1/2 inch long. Only my Nigerian friend can eat those.

I had a Csmbodian friend that would take those little yellow ones, put them on a plate along with a mound of salt, and enjoy the snack.

Squerly's sound about right for chili rellenos

 

[muleman]

I have a bunch like that on a drying rack right now. They will go in the coffee grinder and be turned into chili powder.

 

[squerly]

Grow a pair and eat them anyway

How big are they?

Um... their reasonably sized I think...

 

[Suni]

The peppers in my garden are so friggen hot I can't eat them. Never seen peppers like these. I eat the hottest wings, the hottest of anything, but not these puppies! No idea of what to do with em, any suggestions???

I use a lot of peppers! Since the pepper itself is not as hot (normal) without the seeds, use them anyway you normally would.. when cooking, I like to slice them and if I want a mild bite, put four or five seeds.. medium heat would be about ten, hot would be about twenty. Remember, when cooking the "heat" of the pepper intensifies so be careful and experiment.

That particular pepper, I would add to egg salad or tuna salad for cold use, or with a pasta or antipasta salad.

 

[bczoom]

We grow what look like those and purchase the plants which are labeled "Hot Banana Pepper".

Ours get so hot you can't eat any of it. A piece the size of a pea will really burn.

We remove the seeds then liquify them in a blender until it's the consistency of a milkshake. We then pour into sandwich size ziplock bags until it's about 1/3 - 1/2 full. Enough so when the air is removed and the bag is placed flat it's about 1/2" thick.

We then freeze. When we want to add to something like a sauce, we pull out the bag and while still froze, you bend it to break off a piece. We then open the bag, grab that piece and add to whatever we're cooking.

 

[Suni]

We grow what look like those and purchase the plants which are labeled "Hot Banana Pepper".

Ours get so hot you can't eat any of it. A piece the size of a pea will really burn.

We remove the seeds then liquify them in a blender until it's the consistency of a milkshake. We then pour into sandwich size ziplock bags until it's about 1/3 - 1/2 full. Enough so when the air is removed and the bag is placed flat it's about 1/2" thick.

We then freeze. When we want to add to something like a sauce, we pull out the bag and while still froze, you bend it to break off a piece. We then open the bag, grab that piece and add to whatever we're cooking.

Now there is an idea I never thought of.. thank you!

I buy juices like that in the frozen section at the stores.

 

[squerly]

Thanks everyone, some great ideas!

 

[bczoom]

I didn't explicitly say it so will mention here. When you freeze, you need to lay flat. We use cookie sheets. If you freeze the bag vertically, you'll end up with a big fat chunk at the bottom that can't be easily broken apart.

 

[Big Dog]

Seed them, stuff with Italian sausage, smother them with your favorite tomato sauce and bake at 350F for 1 hour basting every 15 minutes. It doesn't get any better!