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Spice Hunting: Lemon Drop Chiles
As we've learned on Spice Hunting, chiles don't always taste like you expect. Remember aji panca, the sweet purple chile that tastes oddly like blueberries? Well here's another Peruvian import (a nation whose chiles I seem to have a thing for) that's something of an edible surprise: lemon drop chiles.Serious Heat: 15 Ways to Use Hatch Chiles
What makes the Hatch chile so special? That it's only available in August and September? Maybe that adds to the appeal. But I think it's because they're the perfect chile-loving balance of flavor and heat. I just picked up a batch at the grocery store, and came up with these 15 ways to enjoy the precious chiles.Knife Skills: How to Cut a Bell Pepper
Bell peppers are in season right about...now. They're great raw on their own, cooked rapidly in stir fries, or cooked down slowly for stews and soups. Each cooking method requires a different shape, and with a vegetable as oddly shaped as a pepper, it's not always obvious how to cut it uniformly. This short video should help.Homemade Hot Sauce: Pairing Habanero with Fruits
Hot sauces made by pairing habaneros with fruits like pineapple, mango and orange heighten the tropical component of the chile. Mango plus habanero for hot sauce? Delicious.How to Make Chile Infusions
Infused vinegars were all the rage at last week's Fancy Food Show in New York City. But why buy chile-infused products, when it's just as easy to make them at home and control how much heat you want from the chiles? Take the smokiness from anchos, the fire of Thai chiles or the sweetness from red bell peppers. Other spices or seasonings can be added as you please, and the overall price will be considerably less. And why stop with just vinegar? Infuse oil, honey or alcohol too. Here are the basics for chile infusions.How to Roast Peppers
Roasting peppers is much like toasting marshmallows over a campfire, and almost as fun. The best part is when you see the difference between what you can make and what you'd find in a store-bought jar of peppers. This slideshow will walk you through the charring, peeling, and storing process.A Guide to Handling Fresh Bhut Jolokia Chiles, the World's Hottest Chile Pepper
Fingers crossed, I'm hoping to have fresh bhut jolokia chiles arrive in my garden by the end of the summer. If you're not familiar, this bad boy is the world's hottest chile pepper with a Guinness World Record to prove it. I've only worked with the chile either in powder form or dried whole, and I've worn gloves and a mask while doing so. According to Jeff R. Blaine, there are certain things to consider before plunging into working with fresh jolokias. And he's a man to know because he recently used these fresh chiles straight from Northern India for his own hot sauce.Serious Heat: How Do You Stuff Your Peppers?
[Photographs: Bill Milne] Sausage and Cheese Stuffed Peppers View the complete recipe here » My weakness for stuffed chiles started as a child living in Arizona with chile rellenos, the fried counterpart to stuffed chiles. When my family and I moved to the South, every Mexican restaurant disappointed me. And, let's face it, my expectations for them were far too high. Most often, the chile relleno would be a canned green chile under a mound of ground beef, both covered in a glop of cheese. I stayed away from stuffed chiles and chiles rellenos just on principal alone. But then there was Kincaid's Burgers in Fort Worth, Texas, that reignited my passion for stuffed chiles in the form of...Serious Heat: Cayenne Tea to Cure the Sniffles
"My sinuses cleared up pronto, which made the slight pain worth it." [Flickr: alancleaver_2000] Between the trigger of allergies and start of flu season, people go to great lengths to relieve their sinuses during fall. Take my childhood friend, Elizabeth. When we were younger, black pepper was too spicy for her. Though her palate has since become stronger, she's still on the low end when it comes to heat tolerance. [Flickr: ArielAmanda] So I was surprised when she told me how successful cayenne tea was in helping her allergies. "I read in Healing With Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford that cayenne pepper will alleviate congestion, so I figured it would be easiest to use in a tea," she said....Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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