Chili peppers
Posted by yabbitgirl on Jun 25, 2010 · Member since Apr 2006 · 14266 posts
My greengrocer gave me a small handful of small, green chilis to try. He didn't know what variety they are except to tell me "They come from Holland." Or at least the seed he planted did. He says they are very, very strong. They're about an inch and a half long, by about 3/8 in diameter.
I can't used them up right now. Would it be good to put them in a bottle of oil? I suppose I should take the tops off to let the flavour out? How much oil for half a dozen small, but apparently powerful, chilis?
I would just wash them and toss them in a bottle of olive oil whole. Maybe smush them a bit with the side of a knife if you want to really infuse the oil rather than just lighly infuse it?
I would put prbably 3 in a small bottle of oil that holds maybe 2 cups of oil? Im just winging it though, no real knowledge or experience to back this up.
Sounds like Thai chilies.
Yes sounds like Thai Hotties.
Best thing to do with them is make pickle in oil as we Indians do. Or you mau pickle them in vingar and salt.
They go best with pizza . (slice them as thin as possible and sprinkle them on pizza.
Sound like green finger chillies: quite hot generally with the occasional one being pretty fiery. I love em sliced quite thin atop grilled "cheese" sarnies (or baked potato for you yabbit!)
I ended up putting the half dozen into about a litre of olive oil in the fridge. Cut the tops off and slit one or two. I bet that is HOT stuff. When the summer weather starts to go I can get it out and try it. I love piripiri and this sounds like it will blow the top off my skull given half a chance, from what y'all say.
yabbitgirl,
where do you get your piri piris from?
yabbitgirl,
where do you get your piri piris from?
They sell them dried, in boxes, in the big supermarkets, particularly here in one called El Corte Ingles. Piri piri sauce, in Spain, is considered of Portuguese origin. Except here they pronounce it "pil-pil." Which makes it sound more Arabic than Portuguese. Of course Portugal had more contact with Asia than Spain, who went west.
Traditionally it is piri piris soaked in olive oil with garlic.
Piri Piri or Pili pili are hot chilli peppers available in India only in down south and up north in Assam.
I am going to grow them coming season in Texas .
Thanks for the reply.
NJA