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peppers and chilli's
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:02 pm
by Bren
What is the best way to store or keep peppers and chilli's ?
I have a good crop of both this year.
Bren
Re: peppers and chilli's
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:15 pm
by peter
They dry quite well, threaded on sewing thread and hung in the airing cupboard.
Also freeze well, but I'd advise "processing" to save space. Clean, deseed to hotness desired and cut into flat slices as opposed to rings.
Re: peppers and chilli's
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:57 pm
by glallotments
I freeze peppers ready chopped in amounts I can use in one go.
Re: peppers and chilli's
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:17 pm
by Nature's Babe
Hi Bren. Chillies can also be preserved in vodka or sherry, to spice up a casserole very nicely.
Chilli sauce or jam is nice too.
Re: peppers and chilli's
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:36 pm
by FelixLeiter
AndriaF wrote:Do jalapenos dry well? I have a few in the fridge and don't want them to go bad and don't have any use for them right now. I also have a habanero plant that is finally starting to show peppers. Hopefully they will mature before the frost gets to them. Will the dry well too?
Yes, they ought to dry just fine.
Re: peppers and chilli's
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 6:50 am
by alan refail
AndriaF wrote:Do jalapenos dry well? I have a few in the fridge and don't want them to go bad and don't have any use for them right now.
I've never tried it - never grown jalapeños. Here's someone who has---
http://www.jalapenomadness.com/preserve ... rying.html
Re: peppers and chilli's
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 10:57 am
by Tony Hague
Jalapenos, when preserved by smoking, become chipotles, a very nice ingredient. Apparently you can smoke them in about 5 hours in a kettle barbecue ...
Re: peppers and chilli's
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 4:00 pm
by Colin_M
For chillies, freezing works well and I find it much easier to freeze the whole fruit. They're much easier to then chop straight from the freezer (much less chance of getting toxic juice on your fingers than when fresh).