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Produce => Edible Plants => Chillies Ahoy => Topic started by: cacran on October 05, 2009, 08:47:21
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I strung my chillies up and hung them in a hot place. they were green but some have gone red and I think they all will eventually. when they are wisened and dried, how do I use them?????
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Well depends on what your cooking!
Crush them up and use like chilli powder or soak them and slice in a stiry fry or add whole to pickles.
Usually I grab one and crush it in my fingers and add to whatever I am cooking (and them forget and rub my eyes and have to suspend the cooking process!)
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You could also turn your dried peppers into powder which stores well. I have a coffee bean grinder that I use for this. They do look great strung up in the kitchen though.
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:) I use them as Christmas Wreath decorations/ shades x
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If you use the coffee grinder approach, or similar, make sure it's as airtight as possible... :o
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I've always put them (some) in a large bottle of olive oil (with a few cloves of garlic) which I use in all kinds of cooking. I crush the rest by pestle and mortar with a touch of salt / pepper and keep in a jar for adding to sauces etc. Keeps for ages. Can also dry whole and rehydrate in hot water for about 10 mins but never tried this method.