Avoiding Separation in home-made Hot Sauce

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Dear Dave:I have started making my own habanero hot sauces and am having a problem. Both the strained and the thick varieties are separating after about a week. I am using peppers, distilled white vinegar and salt. I grind the peppers, add vinegar and let the mash sit for 2 weeks. I re-grind the mixture (and strain it, in some …

Roast and Peeling Jalapenos?

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Q: Dear Dave,Howdy! I just came across a batch of jalapenos for next to nothing. I’m thinking of just freezing them and then pulling them out as I need them for chili and such. I know that will work with a stew-type dish like chili, but is there some basic rule for which dishes require that the peppers be roasted …

Taming a too-hot Chili con Carne

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Q: Dave:OK, I made chili and it is just WAY too hot. Is there a way to add something to the recipe to ease it up a bit? Thanks in advance!!AllisonA: Allison:You can add whipping cream to it–just kidding. The only thing that you can do is add more of all the ingredients except chile powder–meat, beans, water, onions, spices, …

Sports Peppers

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Q: Hi Dave,First of all, I want to thank you for writing "The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia." I loved it. I have used it for reference several times. Whether for a recipe, or for some of the folklore stories, or just to prove a point. Anyway, the reason that I am writing is that a friend of mine has been trying …