Dave,For the past year I have been experimenting with two recipes: 1) dried chiles, dried herbs, salt, water, very small amounts of vinegar and 2) same ingredients, but including fresh, roasted chiles. I have been receiving requests (and cash orders!) from family and friends for my hot sauces, but I am afraid that they may not eat the sauce as …
Pasilla Problems
Hi Dave:My name is Stephanie Dean and I work at Sunset Magazine with Margo True, our new Food Editor. We have run into a little chile mystery lately. She directed me to you. Basically, we have an enchilada recipe that calls for dried Pasilla chiles and one batch came out fine, but another batch using chiles titled Pasilla negra, were …
Chile Nutrients
Hi Dave:Please forgive me for asking this; however, after a rather unsuccessful Google search, I have to ask. I know that the heat from peppers is in the seeds, and I know that peppers are good for your health; my question is this, if I remove the seeds and just eat the flesh, have I lost the majority of the …
What Happened to Crystal Hot Sauce?
Q: Hello Dave,I am looking for Crystal Hot Sauce–every store I am looking into is all out. What’s going on with this product? Can you help me or lead me in the direction to get some? Thanks,Mandi A: Hello Mandi,The Crystal Hot Sauce Plant was destroyed by hurricane Katrina. They are opening a new plant and should be back in …
Conversion from Jalapenos to Habaneros
Q: How many jalapenos does it take to equal the heat content one habanerno pepper? I make jalapeno jam was thinking about using habanerno peppers instead but didn’t know how many to use. Every jar I make has around one full jalapeno pepper in it. I use 12 jalapenos in my jam which makes about twelve jars. Thanks and have …