Dear Dave:I have started making my own habanero hot sauces and am having a problem. Both the strained and the thick varieties are separating after about a week. I am using peppers, distilled white vinegar and salt. I grind the peppers, add vinegar and let the mash sit for 2 weeks. I re-grind the mixture (and strain it, in some …
Chile Ice Cream
Dave:Where can I find the recipe for chile ice cream? Tried it once my way and it was not good at all!!GeorgeGeorge:I don’t have a recipe for actually making chile ice cream. Basically, all you do is add chiles to existing vanilla ice cream. If you want to make ice cream from scratch, find a basic ice cream recipe and …
Preserving Chiles for making Hot Sauce
Dear Dave:I have just started making my own Habanero Hot Sauce. I have access to beautiful fresh Organic Red Habanero Peppers and would like to purchase them from the farmer in bulk. My question is, what is the best way to preserve these peppers so I am able to use them throughout the winter and continue making my hot sauce? …
Preserving Chiles for Spicy Vinegar Sauce
Dave:How do I preserve my hot peppers and how do I make a spicy vinegar sauce? I cant seem to get it right but then again I’ve never been good at these kind of things.Thank you.GinaGina:See our article "How to Pickle Peppers".–Dave
Storing Chiles in Alcohol
Hi Dave,My UK crops of ’Hot Wax’, ’Jalapeno’, ’Red Savina’ and ’Chocolate Habaneros’ are all doing wonderful now that the weather has improved. I think I love my plants more than my wife. Is this normal? Seriously though, you mention preserving in Alcohol. Can the alcohol be diluted? I bought some tequila with the intention of making some sauces with …