Re: [CH] Post Fields Post (warning: includes stupid beginner questions)
Rael64 (z42dkm@yahoo.com)
Mon, 5 Oct 2009 08:47:33 -0700 (PDT)
You could always dispense with the steeping, as creative as that may be, and just keep some habs or scotch bonnets on hand (or big jals for those of the moderate perversion, uh, persuasion). When you wish a healthy shot of your favorite Devil's Brew, cut the top (stem end) off the chile, pour in your elixir, toast, toss down, and eat the chile.
Then bow to El Grande.
Peace, Hendrix, and Chiles.......
Monk Rael
TCS
Order of Immaculate Twister
Caveo Capsicum ut dat haud dolens bliss
(I flunked Latin)
--- On Mon, 10/5/09, Jonathan Smillie <jonathan.smillie@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Jonathan Smillie <jonathan.smillie@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CH] Post Fields Post (warning: includes stupid beginner questions)
> To:
> Cc: "chile heads" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
> Date: Monday, October 5, 2009, 8:09 AM
>
>
> Ted Wagner wrote:
> > Peter,
> > One added thing. I've been
> experimenting with adding peppers to bourbon for several
> years now. For several years running, I add mint and a
> pepper or two (or three or four....etc) to a bottle of
> bourbon and bring it to Open Fields each year.
> > Any aged alcohol you must experiment
> and learn from. My experience is that if you aren't
> careful, although the alcohol will be "hot", it might taste
> really "off"... or let's just say "nasty".
> >
> Though I no longer partake myself, in my misspent youth I
> found that the best results were derived from steeping the
> chiles in the alcohol in question until the desired heat
> level was reached (rarely more than a week) and then
> straining them out. Otherwise, it does tend to get that
> really bad, skunky flavor- it's more noticeable in less
> naturally strongly-flavored alcohols like vodka, but it'll
> be there.
>
> Cutting the chiles in half lengthwise (if you're using
> something like jalapenos or habaneros) also speeds up the
> "heating" process as distinct from using whole chiles.
>
> Jonathan
>