Re: [CH] I'm so glad I froze those habs
Jonathan Smillie (jonathan.smillie@gmail.com)
Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:20:18 -0500
Alex:
I've frozen pods for the last two seasons both for general use and for
hot-sauce making. This year I froze them whole but stemmed; last year I
took the time to seed them (in part to harvest seeds for starting), but
either way they held up perfectly well for sauce and salsa making. In
fact, I'm not sure that for sauce-making, freezing them first isn't an
advantage, as when you thaw them the ice has broken the cell walls and
they are slightly mushy - it seems to me (but this may be
wish-fulfillment) that they puree better that way.
Jonathan
Alex Silbajoris wrote:
> Pods,
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> I had a decent hab harvest last season, but I never had enough on hand at one time to bother gearing up to make a batch of sauce. So for the first time, I froze whole pods, and it has worked out very well.
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> The pods look perfectly intact, as if freshly picked. They rattle in the bag like ice cubes. I can use a serrated steak knife to slice of thin lacy bits of pepper. This morning I dropped these slices into some hot butter, warmed them up, smelled the aroma, and ker-POW back to the garden!
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> One hab in two scrambled eggs ... one of those times when I think "Drink the coffee first, while you can enjoy it."
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