Need help with storing too many red chile peppers
Our supply of ground chimayo chile (from a woman in Chimayo, NM) is
finally almost gone so this year instead of planting anaheims I set plants started from twelve year old chimayo seeds. Thinking they might not do too well because of their age I used almost my entire garden. Wrong. Now I have seven and a half 4 foot ristras drying and I don't know how to save them. Whole? Ground? Freezer or the basement? We've always bought ground chile or, when using whole dried pods, we would briefly sear the pods in a hot iron pan. Can't do that with seven ristras worth. I need help. thx, sa |
Need help with storing too many red chile peppers
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, semi-ambivalent wrote: Our supply of ground chimayo chile (from a woman in Chimayo, NM) is finally almost gone so this year instead of planting anaheims I set plants started from twelve year old chimayo seeds. Thinking they might not do too well because of their age I used almost my entire garden. Wrong. Now I have seven and a half 4 foot ristras drying and I don't know how to save them. Whole? Ground? Freezer or the basement? We've always bought ground chile or, when using whole dried pods, we would briefly sear the pods in a hot iron pan. Can't do that with seven ristras worth. I need help. thx, sa I'm not a chile growing guy but I have dried green peepers and froze some too. The air drying was by dehydrator. This site may be of interest. http://www.chillies-down-under.com/p...-chillies.html -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q0JfdP36kI http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/index.php?lng=fr&acc=true |
Need help with storing too many red chile peppers
semi-ambivalent wrote:
Our supply of ground chimayo chile (from a woman in Chimayo, NM) is finally almost gone so this year instead of planting anaheims I set plants started from twelve year old chimayo seeds. Thinking they might not do too well because of their age I used almost my entire garden. Wrong. Now I have seven and a half 4 foot ristras drying and I don't know how to save them. Whole? Ground? Freezer or the basement? We've always bought ground chile or, when using whole dried pods, we would briefly sear the pods in a hot iron pan. Can't do that with seven ristras worth. I need help. thx, sa Freezings works well so does pickling and making sambol. You already know about drying. David |
Need help with storing too many red chile peppers
ristras worth. I need help. thx, sa such good luck for such a great pepper. NM chile Institute is always a good place to start for Info. http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org/...nformation.php |
I would get all the chilis you don't want to use for pickles and sambol and freeze them in a big bag or something... Freezing is an azazingly good way of preserving chilis. They'll last all the way through to next season and when you need to use some just chop them straight from frozen and throw them in your dish!
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Courgettes...
Mathink wrote:
Anyone else grown courgettes? You see, I think I planted far too many this year. Seriously hundreds of them grew, and when we went away for a week we came back to find courgettes the width of watermelons and the about 2 feet long. We opted not to eat these monster cougettes as they didn't taste as good as the smaller ones... Next year I think we'll stick to about 5 or so plants rather than 20... Don't worry, most of us have done this when we started. If they are well grown 2 or 3 plants will do the average family. You must be disciplined and cut them daily, searching underneath so that none escape the knife. Aim to get them by the time they are 12cm (5in) long. Also try recipes for the baby fruit and flowers as you can afford to cut them at that stage. These are considered a delicacy and are often sought after by cooks. David |
Courgettes...
"David Hare-Scott" wrote:
Mathink wrote: Anyone else grown courgettes? You see, I think I planted far too many this year. Seriously hundreds of them grew, and when we went away for a week we came back to find courgettes the width of watermelons and the about 2 feet long. We opted not to eat these monster cougettes as they didn't taste as good as the smaller ones... Next year I think we'll stick to about 5 or so plants rather than 20... Don't worry, most of us have done this when we started. If they are well grown 2 or 3 plants will do the average family. You must be disciplined and cut them daily, searching underneath so that none escape the knife. Aim to get them by the time they are 12cm (5in) long. Also try recipes for the baby fruit and flowers as you can afford to cut them at that stage. These are considered a delicacy and are often sought after by cooks. David Yep, most of us. I am down to just one plant each year. First year I planted ten. -- Enjoy Life... Dan L (Garden in zone 5a Michigan) |
Courgettes...
"Mathink" wrote in message
... Anyone else grown courgettes? You see, I think I planted far too many this year. Seriously hundreds of them grew, and when we went away for a week we came back to find courgettes the width of watermelons and the about 2 feet long. We opted not to eat these monster cougettes as they didn't taste as good as the smaller ones... Next year I think we'll stick to about 5 or so plants rather than 20... LOL. 20 plants - that'd feed an institution. You must have a big family if you intend to plant 5 zucchini/courgettes. We normally plant 2 and the sodding things feed myself and husband and another family of 4 and I still need to try to find unlocked cars when I go out so I can put the remainder into. |
Yeah, bit of a mistake planting 20... Ah well, at least now I know for next year!
Won't be eating courgettes for a while though... Had courgette everything... Courgettes and cheese pancakes, courgettes ricecakes, courgette and tomato sauce, courgette frittas, even courgettes in macaroni cheese... ridiculous trying 20 eat about 2000 courgettes... |
I will get all the chili you do not want to use the pickles and sambol, freeze them in a large bag frozen, what is a good way to maintain amazingly pepper. Finally, they will be all the way through next season, when you need to seal some of them is directly from the freezer and throw them in your food.
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That'd feed the body. You must have a big family, if You intend to plant 5 squash / zucchini. We usually plant 2 and sodding thing to feed themselves and their husband and another family of 4 and I still Need to try to find a locked car, when I went out, so I can rest Percent.
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