Home made paprika
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Hurts don't it?!?
I have some of the peppers drying and they look like they are going to dry well. I stuck them in the oven last night then I remembered someone gave us a food dehydrator some years back so I now have them in that and they are drying nicely. Most are at the leathery stage but some are like potatoe chips.
I have some of the peppers drying and they look like they are going to dry well. I stuck them in the oven last night then I remembered someone gave us a food dehydrator some years back so I now have them in that and they are drying nicely. Most are at the leathery stage but some are like potatoe chips.
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I left the peppers in the dehydrator all day and most are crisp so I pulled the crispy ones out.
The left is tabasco and right is chili.
Ground all them up and though its not paprika either would definitely add spark to a recipe. The aroma is very strong and the heat - I can't say any store bought pepper I've found can touch it.
Oh. BTW. I don't think I'm capable of learning cause again I didn't use gloves. This time though my left eye is on fire.
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No . I like Tabasco sauce, especially on eggs and sos in a military mess hall. Pemento is among the most mild of the peppers.
You got a wonderfully uniform grind on the peppers. As you could see from my picture my grind is all the way from fine powder to rather large flakes.
You got a wonderfully uniform grind on the peppers. As you could see from my picture my grind is all the way from fine powder to rather large flakes.
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I think I just learned something. I checked on the habenara and the jalepena peppers this morning and found the habeneras were dry so I got things together to grind them. I had some previously dried chili peppers on the counter so I thought I'd grind them too but they had gone from crispy potatoe chip texture back to leathery just from the humidity in the air. So I suspect you don't need to delay grinding the peppers once they are dry.
As for the habeneras, I've found use for my hazmat suit even though Chuckwagon claims its unneccessary in Plan B! Sure wish I had dawned it this morning before grinding these peppers. I should have had a clue when I walked into the kitchen and smelled a strong pungent odor but .... I'm slow and not everyone is meant to ride the long bus .... I ground them and my eyes immediately began to water my nose began to run and my lips began to burn and I went into a fittful sneezing spell. So of course I had to sample this mustard gas colored powder so I stuck my finger in this vulupturous powder and my head was immediately set on fire. My salivary glands began to pour in their feeble attempt to extinguish the fire, my taste buds went into sensory overload from the tip of my tongue to the roof of my mouth and the unerside of my tongue. After a few minutes the heat subsided from areas of my mouth except the tip of my tongue and the experience left me flicking the tip of my tongue against my teeth like a dog whose eaten a stink bug. After about 8 minutes it had subsided. Marvelous! So I did it again! Hold the short bus please!!
As for the habeneras, I've found use for my hazmat suit even though Chuckwagon claims its unneccessary in Plan B! Sure wish I had dawned it this morning before grinding these peppers. I should have had a clue when I walked into the kitchen and smelled a strong pungent odor but .... I'm slow and not everyone is meant to ride the long bus .... I ground them and my eyes immediately began to water my nose began to run and my lips began to burn and I went into a fittful sneezing spell. So of course I had to sample this mustard gas colored powder so I stuck my finger in this vulupturous powder and my head was immediately set on fire. My salivary glands began to pour in their feeble attempt to extinguish the fire, my taste buds went into sensory overload from the tip of my tongue to the roof of my mouth and the unerside of my tongue. After a few minutes the heat subsided from areas of my mouth except the tip of my tongue and the experience left me flicking the tip of my tongue against my teeth like a dog whose eaten a stink bug. After about 8 minutes it had subsided. Marvelous! So I did it again! Hold the short bus please!!
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Braved the heat and picked some more peppers from the garden. The ones on the bottom left are St. Martin peppers which are a mild thin skinned pepper that I think will make good sweet paprika. Just to the right are little baby red bell peppers. They have a little heat but not much. I think they will make more of a spanish paprika. To the right of these are chilis. On the back row are jalepenos. I just ground some of this from yesterday and I made the mistake of sticking my nose to the container for a smell. It was brutal.
Not sure how using these fresh pepper powders are going to affect my sausages in the future but I know they are not going to taste the same since I don't have any spices on the shelf that have such strength. Its going to be interesting.
Not sure how using these fresh pepper powders are going to affect my sausages in the future but I know they are not going to taste the same since I don't have any spices on the shelf that have such strength. Its going to be interesting.
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