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Malawi Piquante Pepper – with Apple-Pepper Slaw Recipe
One of the best things about chili peppers is the variety. You’ll find them in huge ranges of sizes, colors, heat levels and also levels of sweetness. Some are more bitter, some more sweet, some thick walled and meaty, some thin and fruity. It is part of the reason cooking with them can be so fun.
Potatoes and Chimichurri – a Flavorful Combination
My last post detailed how to make chimichurri sauce, that wonderful Argentinian dish that is typically served as a condiment. It is also often served over fish and meats, and believe me, I’ve tried it on many dishes. It works great with a nice grilled filet mignon, and especially over a flaky white fish. It has a lot of pop and zing. I had some leftover and decided to incorporate it into a typical potato mash recipe in lieu of my normal ingredients. I was very happy with results. I think it’s a great thing to have a bit of leftover chimichurri sitting in the fridge. It can have a number of applications and makes for a quick side dish addition.
Chimichurri Recipe with 7 Pot Barrackapore
I received some spicy chili peppers from my friend, Jim Duffy, over at Superhotchiles.com, one of my favorite varieties – the 7 Pot Barrackapore. This 7 Pot variety comes from the region of Barrackapore on the Caribbean Island of Trinidad. The pods are similar to the Bhut Jolokia in appearance, heat and flavor, with a fruity expression and heat right around 1 Million Scoville Heat Units.
An Interview with Hot Sauce Maker High Octane Sauce Company
I recently interviewed an excellent spicy product maker, Kevin Billings with High Octane Sauce Company. High Octane Sauce Company is dedicated to creating hot sauces that create heat in varying levels but never at the expense of flavor. This is a specialty maker, folks. You’re sure to get fresh sauces and salsas with many locally grown ingredients. Here is what Kevin had to say about making hot sauces and running his hot sauce business.
The Audio Weekly Firecast with Scott Roberts
I recently sat down (virtually) with a number of prominent folks in the spicy food world and talked a bit about chili peppers and the spicy food industry. It’s all on podcast. See below if you’d like to listen in!
Quick Swiss Omelets with Sweet Pepper Relish
This recipe is why it is great to have some homemade pepper relish in the fridge. For those days when you’re in a rush and you just don’t have the time to make a crazy meal, but you also don’t want to run through the drive through and clog your arteries with fast food, you can turn a simple dish into a great one with a few dashes of hot sauce and some relish on hand. This was one of those days. With Patty out for a meeting and me busy working on another script, I needed something fast. What cooks up quick? Omelets! Also, I didn’t have much in the fridge, aside from some straggling leftover ingredients. It was a combination of needing a fast meal and not having much to work with. But I was happy with the result! The key here, though, was already having the wonderful sweet pepper relish in the fridge. I’ll repeat the recipe below.
End of Harvest Salsa Recipes
We’re pretty much at the end of the growing season here in Zone 5. Our garden produced a heck of a lot of chili peppers this year, along with plenty of tomatoes, herbs and more. Along with sauces, which we made a ton of, we also were able to make quite a number of homemade salsas. I’m hoping you were able to as well. Isn’t that one of the best things about the summertime? All the fresh vegetables!
Check out more at our Chili Pepper Madness Blog.
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