Re: [CH] Jamaican jerk powder recipe
Jonathan Smillie (jonathan.smillie@gmail.com)
Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:28:39 -0400
I've done much the same except that I cut mine in half - reduces drying
time on thin-walled peppers.
Ditto on the dedicated coffee grinder. I did have an interesting
experience once when a friend who was staying with me used the wrong
grinder for beans the morning after I'd made vindaloo spice... curried
coffee, anyone?
Doug Irvine wrote:
> angelcooper@hotmail.com wrote:
>> Greetings,
>> I am looking for a recipe to make jerk powder for Christmas gifts. I
>> have LOTS of scotch bonnet peppers which I assume that I need to put
>> into the dehydrator to grind up.
>>
>> Anyone have a good recipe?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Angel in Virginia
>>
> Hi Angel...I have been drying and grinding my own peppers for years,
> and how I do this is simple. Pierce the pepper, leaving some stem.
> Place in dehydrator until quite dry. Then let sit for a couple of days
> in a dry spot, and get your grinder going. I use a dedicated old Braun
> coffee grinder for my peppers, and it makes the powder as fine as I
> wish, or I stop the process when I get the desired grind. Have
> fun....just do NOT forget to wear a mask, particularly with habs or
> bonnets! Or you will regret it big time! Voice of experience!
> Cheers, old Doug on Vancouver Island BC
>