Dave:I plan on making some Jalapeno Pepper Jelly. After looking up a few recipes, they all call for cranberry juice as an ingredient. Why use cranberry juice in a pepper jelly?–Bob BirksBob:The reason for this is that people are copying other peoples’ recipes and they spread all over the Net. There is no particular reason for using cranberry juice. Any …
Home-made Hot Sauce too runny
Dear Dave:We tried to make our own hot sauce but it is very watery/runny. We use white vinegar, chili pepper powder, salt, tomato paste, paprika, a dash of lime juice and a dash of allspice. We have tried many variations to try to make the hot sauce to coat our buffalo wings but to no avail. The sauce does not …
How to make a Chili less hot
Hi.I love hot stuff, especially chilli! Unfortunately, my last batch of chili came out much too hot, even for me. Do you know any way to make something like chile LESS HOT? Thank you for any suggestion. Great web-site!–John GrovesJohn:Once the chili is made, the only way to reduce the heat is to dilute the current ingredients with more of …
Cheese-stuffed Jalapenos
Good morning Dave!I would like to know how to stuff jalapeños with feta cheese. I have made up the cheese mix but I don’t know how to prepare the chile.Thanks in advance; I quite like your site.–ShannonShannon:Roast the jalapeños peel them and remove the stems. Cut them in half length-wise, then scoop out the seeds, Fill each chile "boat" with …
Recipe for Mazavaroo Paste/Jelly
Hi Dave,My name is Gavin from Durban, South Africa. I recently bought some Mazavaroo Paste/Jelly and I have searched all over for the recipe with no luck. Please could you help me out. ThanksGavinP.S Great site–I love it.Hello Gavin:The recipe you seek is from the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. Here is the basic recipe from Jeannette Ah Chok …