The Chile Lovers Thread

[Gentlemancorpse]

So I realized I was hikacking @ricky_simples grow journal to rant about chile peppers, and since they seem to be a popular garden staple in these parts I decided to start a dedicated thread for all us hotheads...

@horribleherk @MacGydro @SecretSquirrel @Buck5050 @.Smoke and anyone else who loves the hot stuff, let's see what ya got!

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

So I fermented some Habeneros, Shishito and volcano peppers with carrots and garlic for about a month... just threw them in the blender with the juice from half a lime and some of the brine to make a thick sauce like the ones you get tableside at a Thai restaurant... the flavor is more carribean though.... seriously hot, but delicious!

 

[MacGydro]

My first attempt at sriracha is taking up most of my last peppers from this year, unless I start something inside, but I'll be admiring what you guys got going!

 

[MacGydro]

Damn, that sounds good! I just recently started adding carrot to my salsas, and they're like my new secret ingredient lol

I'm not generally a guy who likes the sweet with my savory, but it's growing on me.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

My first attempt at sriracha is taking up most of my last peppers from this year, unless I start something inside, but I'll be admiring what you guys got going!

I'm in the same boat... no new peppers here, but I dried some cayenne for later use

 

[MacGydro]

I've got some drying too, but not sure what to do with them, other than just grinding or something.
Any suggestions?

 

[Idlewilder]

Jalapeño bush

 

[Idlewilder]

I love jalapeños, Thai chilies and habanero peppers. I only grew jalapeños this year and I have sooo many. I usually run them in smaller pots but put them in my raises beds and they killed it

 

[Bruno8437]

I've got some drying too, but not sure what to do with them, other than just grinding or something.
Any suggestions?

Chipotle in Adobo?

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

I've got some drying too, but not sure what to do with them, other than just grinding or something.
Any suggestions?

Depending on the type I use them whole to flavor stir frys and curries, rehydrate them for sauce bases like mole or enchilada sauce... and the aforementioned packed in adobo is always amazing

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

I love jalapeños, Thai chilies and habanero peppers. I only grew jalapeños this year and I have sooo many. I usually run them in smaller pots but put them in my raises beds and they killed it

Your jalapenos look amazing! Mine did terrible this year... plants look great but only a handful of peppers

 

[macsnax]

I'm in the same boat... no new peppers here, but I dried some cayenne for later use

I'm a fan of doing that too.

Chipotle in Adobo?

And I absolutely love chipotle's in adobo.

 

[macsnax]

I just cracked my last jar of mixed pickled peppers from a couple years ago. These are my x-tra hots, I added habeneros to the batch. I haven't grown outside for a couple years and really miss growing my veggies. It's gonna have to happen next year.

 

[MacGydro]

Nice, sounds like a few good options, thanks fellas!

 

[Gweedo's Growroom]

I made this last week, not a public hothead lol but my whole family loves hot food, ita a nice little mix of 7 red ghosts 7 habaneros, 6 red serranos 3 red jalapenos, and 6 thai dragon peppers, one purple onion, and 2 whole cloves of garlic, and two romas halved all smoked on the grill at 185 ish for an hour or so with pecan wood from my yard, I then food processed it all with a bit of lemon, salt and pepper, also did the garlic in a foil bowl of olive oil and oregano in the smoker, shit is nuclear hot bit smokey and sweet all at once

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

I made this last week, not a public hothead lol but my whole family loves hot food, ita a nice little mix of 7 red ghosts 7 habaneros, 6 red serranos 3 red jalapenos, and 6 thai dragon peppers, one purple onion, and 2 whole cloves of garlic, and two romas halved all smoked on the grill at 185 ish for an hour or so with pecan wood from my yard, I then food processed it all with a bit of lemon, salt and pepper, also did the garlic in a foil bowl of olive oil and oregano in the smoker, shit is nuclear hot bit smokey and sweet all at once View attachment 33274 View attachment 33275

Definitely trying this next season.... sounds wonderful!

 

[Gweedo's Growroom]

It's on the edge of too hot to enjoy but me an me my 13 yrs old have been tearing it up, gonna be fantastic mixed with some Worcestershire and liquid smoke for deer jerky marinade

 

[horribleherk]

Wow I just found this a lot of my pepper plants got ate by deer but I moved some & they're still going fencing my garden area for spring gonna roast & smoke some hatch for future chipotle salsa gotta few other projects like pickled kielbasa in the works as well as some smoked teriyaki beef sticks I've got a grinder & sausage stuffer as well

 

[Buck5050]

Here's a few peppers from this season:



stuffed the Anaheims from above with some shredded chicken, cheese, and black beans.


These were labeled Banana Peppers and all off of the same plant


I'll see if I can pull some shots of the heaters and get back at ya

 

[Buck5050]

habanero


assorted basket with jalapenos and bowl full of serranos


Carolina Reaper...mostly


The bag is smoked dried jalapenos and the plates is them crushed into a Chipotle seasoning

I tried to stay as authentic as possible using pecan wood in the smoking process.