Re: [CH] Risa's Tortilla Soup question
RisaG (radiorlg@yahoo.com)
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:25:44 -0700 (PDT)
Dave, I have no idea what variety of jalapenos they were as I bought them in the latin section of the supermarket a long time ago and I have no idea where they were grown. All I know is that. They were surprising.
RisaG
--- On Sun, 4/25/10, Dave Drum <dirty_dave@chillicooks.org> wrote:
> From: Dave Drum <dirty_dave@chillicooks.org>
> Subject: Re: [CH] Risa's Tortilla Soup question
> To: "RisaG" <radiorlg@yahoo.com>
> Cc: "'Chile Heads'" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
> Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 6:42 PM
> RisaG wrote:
> > You would think that 1/4 tsp would do nothing. That is
> what I expected - little heat - but what happened was
> amazing. It was really hot. Even hubby thought so and he can
> handle the heat these days. I would say that we are more
> than Moderates at this point and that 1/4 tsp was something
> else. Even in that amount of liquid. I ground the chipotle
> myself from some older chipotle pods I had in the cupboard.
> So I was expecting mild heat, enough for Trevor to handle. I
> was soooo wrong. I had to dollop more than 1 dollop of
> sour cream on the soup to calm the tastebuds.
> >
> > Normally I would agree that 1/4 tsp would do nothing
> BUT not in this case.
>
> Whoa! What kind of jalapenos did you use for the chipotles?
> Even Biker Billy jals shouldn't be that peppy ... and Biker
> Billy is about at the top of the jalapeno heat range.
>
> Too bad the seeds probably aren't viable. Might be worth
> growing some off that experience.
>
> -- ENJOY!!!
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