Q: Dave,There’s a fish place in town that keeps bottles of "pepper vinegar" in the condiment rack. Each bottle has a small chile inside and the flavor is perfect for fried foods (especially fish and chicken.) And the product doesn’t require refrigeration. I think that they’re made in-house, as I haven’t seen this product in the stores. No one at …
Hot Sauce Recipes
Q: Dave:I am temporarily disabled and have decided taking up making hot sauce as a hobby. I have seen a few recipes and have made one recipe of my own, but I don’t like that vinegar taste. I want more flavor, a lot of heat, but a bit sweet at the same time. I am considering using piquin peppers, but …
Freezing Crab Cakes
Dave:I want to make mini crab cakes ahead of time for a party. Can I cook them and then freeze them. Then defrost when needed and reheat. What is the best way to reheat.Thank you, L.L.:Yes, you can cook them, freeze them, and reheat them in the oven or microwave.–Dave
Dehydrating Chiles that turn brown or black inside
Dave,I am dehydrating my huge crop of habaneros, and making sauces, etc. I have noticed that the peppers that I let ripen to yellow, orange or red have varying degrees of brown to black inside. The seeds, inner tissue and even small protrusions from the inner skin are turning brownish black. At first I thought it was mold, but now …
Bottles for home-made hot sauce wanted
Hi Dave:I just found your site, and I am hoping my question falls within your expertise. We are having a huge harvest of hot peppers in our garden this year. We are drying the Cayenne, Hades Hot, and Charleston Hot, but we have two varieties of habeneros which we would like to make into a hot sauce similar to what …