Re: [CH] Not thrilled with jalapenos-FAVOURITES??
Brent Thompson (brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com)
Wed, 24 Feb 1999 08:52:35 -0800
OK, here are probably my current favorites:
Favorite salsa chile (fresh): Aji Amarillo
Favorite cooking chiles (spice-niche, fresh): Cayenne/Aji Amarillo
Favorite cooking chiles (veg-niche): Poblano/Chilaca/Aji Amarillo
Favorite stuffing chiles (fresh): Poblano/Rocoto
Favorite pickling chiles: green cayenne/green rocoto/immature tabasco
Favorite table condiment chile (fresh): Aji Serranito/C. baccatum var. baccatum
Favorite sauce chile (dried): Aji Amarillo with New Mexico vars for color
Favorite chile for Jamaican Jerk (fresh): Scotch Bonnet/Fatali
Favorite chile powder: cayenne and tabasco mix
Favorite Kick it up a notch chile (fresh): Aji Yuquitania
Favorite paprika chile (dried): Kolasca
Favorite chile oil chile: Pequin/HDV
> I couldn't see making fajitas without a bunch of red bells fired up with
> the onions..
Try substituting the same amount, or anyway as much as you can stand, of
coarsely sliced Aji Amarillo for the bells, then see if you can stand the
thought of ever going back to bells (plus, aji amarillo has the virtue of
adding a whole lot of hots to the fajitas -- it helps if you remove the
numerous seeds before slicing, since texture is much improved that way, and
you get much more chiles into the mix before it's too hot).
--- Brent