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 …
African Habanero Relative
Dave:What type of chile is used in western Congo to make ’pilipili’, the local hot (hot hot) sauce? Your initial reaction might be that its a birdseye pepper, as used in East Africa to make ’piri piri’, but the two are not the same. The pepper used for Congolese pilipili is shaped like a habanero, but is deep red in …
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 …
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 …