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i think the redder they are the hotter they are so better get picking...
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Not wanting to steal Chantal's thunder, but we simply freeze whole on an open tray then bag up.
They defrost in minutes when you need them.
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They defrost in minutes when you need them.
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They will seem hotter after freezing because you've ruptured the cell walls letting the hot stuff out to hit your mouth immediately. I made a mistake like this making carrot, apricot and habanero soup ("The Habanero Cookbook", Dave DeWitt & Nancy Gerlach). I could hardly eat it .. but it was good.
When defrosted, the chillies are very soft. With thin walled chillies, I like to dry them. I find that a few days on a bit of kitchen roll on top of a radiator does the trick nicely.
When defrosted, the chillies are very soft. With thin walled chillies, I like to dry them. I find that a few days on a bit of kitchen roll on top of a radiator does the trick nicely.
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Two points that may help:
1) If you fry chillis for a bit before adding the other ingredients, that can help reduce a bit of the heat. However it's often the case that a hot chilli stays hot!
When frying, you may need to put the extractor fan on (the fumes can be choking!).
2) I just bag chillis straight up for freezing, not bothering with putting on trays beforehand.
When taking them out to use, I find they're quite easy to chop up whilst still frozen. This can also help reduce the amount of chilli juice that gets onto your fingers too.
1) If you fry chillis for a bit before adding the other ingredients, that can help reduce a bit of the heat. However it's often the case that a hot chilli stays hot!
When frying, you may need to put the extractor fan on (the fumes can be choking!).
2) I just bag chillis straight up for freezing, not bothering with putting on trays beforehand.
When taking them out to use, I find they're quite easy to chop up whilst still frozen. This can also help reduce the amount of chilli juice that gets onto your fingers too.
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1) use surgical gloves when handling, that way you CAN rub your eyes, nose, etc without dire consequences
2) if you eat a chilli that is too hot, drink milk, it calms things down much faster than water
2) if you eat a chilli that is too hot, drink milk, it calms things down much faster than water
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fen not fen wrote:1) use surgical gloves when handling, that way you CAN rub your eyes, nose, etc without dire consequences
2) if you eat a chilli that is too hot, drink milk, it calms things down much faster than water
Fen, given how literal people are, you omitted the one crucial instruction for point one above.
", after taking off the glove".
More seriously be careful about overusing latex gloves, you can develop a sensitivity that tips over into rubber allergy.
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good point Peter!
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If you like your chillis mild, can recommend Hungarian Hot Wax, which is a large chilli, but quite mild compared with some of the hotter ones. Believe it's also sometimes called Banana chilli.
They're quite large and extremely decorative to grow, turning from pale green to yellow to orange and finally to red.
They're quite large and extremely decorative to grow, turning from pale green to yellow to orange and finally to red.