[CH] How to make sauces less sweet
Vancouver Pepperman (vanpepperman@shaw.ca)
Sun, 31 Aug 2003 22:29:44 -0700
Hi folks.
I recently used my first habs to throw together some smoking-hot bean dip
for nachos. I would like it to taste less sweet. I had the same problem a
few weeks ago with some tabasco peppers. It seems difficult to avoid making
sauces sweet since fresh peppers are production centers for fructose. I've
tried adding plenty of salt, vinegar, and soy sauce to my sauces in order to
drown out the sweet flavour, but it seems to persist. How can I get that
"smoking barrel" flavour without the sweetness?
Second problem: Is there a way to dry peppers without a dehydrator or
oven? A friend told me just to place them in a paper towel on the counter
and let them sit for a while. Will they go bad if I do this? Using this
method, will the peppers get dry enough to preserve or turn into pepper
flakes?
The Vancouver Pepperman