Category "chili-peppers"

Aleppo Pepper + Heat

I'm testing out a meatball recipe with aleppo pepper flakes, and although it's good, I want a little more heat. Do you think adding a touch of cayenne would do

What to do with a lot dried habaneros? [closed]

I have grown a lot of habanero chillis last year in my garden. It turns out that they are too hot for most meals I cook. Not knowing what to d

120 guests including children - Amounts needed please for party catering

Together with our families, my fiance and I are doing the food for our post wedding party. We have 117 guests including around 15 children. We are serving the

How do reduce the sourness of pasta cooked with peppers?

I made pasta today using Parmesan Romano sauce and jalapenos and banana peppers from a can. The result was extremely tangy. Is this because jalapenos and banana

Red vs green jalapenos for canning

I'm planning to can some salsa tomorrow and have a recipe picked out (Roasted Tomato-Lime Salsa, from ATK). The one catch is that it calls for red jalapenos, b

Which types of chilli work for homemade chilli oil?

I have seen a restaurant that has chili pepper in the olive oil bottle, it gave the oil a delicious chilli taste. I am planning to do the same at home. I wond

What is the difference between red pepper and cayenne pepper?

I read that cayenne pepper is meant to be moderately hot while red pepper is very hot. At the same time from the pictures it seems cayenne pepper is a red pepp

What green chilli is being referred to in an indian lamb sheek kebab recipe?

I'm looking at a recipe for an Indian lamb seekh kebab and it says green chilli without specifying the variety. I am assuming green chilli can mean anything fr

Please clarify confusion between chillies and pepper? [duplicate]

Chili and pepper are not the same thing however people just refer to chilies as peppers interchangeably. As far as I'm aware the difference i

Can fermented hot peppers be used to make jam / jelly?

I've had a bountiful hot pepper harvest this year and am trying to find a variety of ways to preserve them. Much of my harvest has been lacto-fermented by pure

Does the size of chilli pieces affect the hotness

If I'm chopping fresh chillis to use as an ingredient, does how fine I chop them affect the heat of the dish in any way? Logically, smaller pieces would expose

Using a mild chilli vs giving a small amount of hot chilli?

I was just wondering what the difference between using a tablespoon of mild chilli vs a very small amount of hot chilli would be when it comes to taste? Is it

Converting fresh chilli pepper to ground?

If I normally use a fresh chilli pepper but decide to use the ground version, how do I convert for measuring the amount of ground? For example, 1 fresh pepper =

Please name me an easily accessible chilli pepper which is low heat, sweet and aromatic? [closed]

As the question states. I'd prefer something which has very little heat if any at all but it should be strongly sweet, aromatic and grassy. I

What will happen if i remove seeds from a chilli pepper before cooking?

Will it remove or reduce the capsaicin content? Is there a part of the chilli I can remove to reduce or remove the capsaicin content? Btw I know that you can

how long before a fresh chilli pepper is cooked?

If I was to add a fresh chilli pepper at the end of cooking, how long in a simmer would you say before its been cooked(all unsafe things killed and it has rele

What might be the English name for this chilli?

I got this picture from searching google hence some unrelated content. Kasa/khasa Morris is the name of this chilli in the first pic and it is often used in

Are there any chilli peppers that give an aroma after cooking?

I cooked some bell peppers in a stew and noticed the end result/stew had a nice aroma to it. I then cooked with sweet pointed peppers and noticed while it did

Do fresh chilli peppers have properties that ground chilli peppers do not?

Usually when something is ground it can lose some properties, e.g. a lot of seeds can lose their oil. Does fresh chilli contain anything such as oils or anyt

Is there a Scoville scale for "coldness" (e.g. mint)?

Certain foods taste hot like peppers and are measured by the Scoville scale. Some foods also taste "cold". Mint is the main one that comes to mind. Is there a s