Five Ways to Cook Chili Peppers

What can I do with chili peppers?
How do you cook chili peppers?
How do you roast chilis at home?
Why do you hang Chili Peppers?
What is the best way to preserve chillies?
How do I use fresh peppers in chili?
Can you roast chillies?
Do peppers get hotter when cooked?
Are Hatch chiles the same as Anaheim?
How do you make hot peppers without coughing?

What can I do with chili peppers?

Thus, this section is dedicated to exploring what you can do with your hot peppers!

Pickled chilies. One of the first thing I like to do with hot peppers is to pickle them! ...
Dry your peppers. ...
Chili powder. ...
Freeze your chili fruits. ...
Make a hot sauce! ...
Create a chili jam. ...
Fresh salsa. ...
Cooked salsa.

How do you cook chili peppers?

Wash and dry the chile peppers. Place chili peppers on a baking sheet; broil 3 to 5 minutes each side until blackened. Remove from oven. Place the hot roasted chile peppers in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap or an air-tight lid, and allow to steam for 10 minutes.

How do you roast chilis at home?

Preheat broiler to 425°F. Line a baking tray with foil. Lightly coat Hatch chile peppers with olive oil, a sprinkle of salt and place them on the baking tray in a single layer. Place the baking tray in the upper third of your oven, and roast for about 10 minutes, until the chile peppers start to blister and blacken.

Why do you hang Chili Peppers?

Ristras are sometimes used for decoration, and are said to bring good health and good luck. More often, they are hung up to dry for later cooking and eating.

What is the best way to preserve chillies?

Chillies freeze reasonably well, retaining most of their flavour and heat. Freezing is the best way to preserve fleshier chillies like Scotch Bonnets and Habaneros. To freeze chillies whole, spread them out on a baking tray so they are not touching, freeze and pop into a sealed bag or container.

How do I use fresh peppers in chili?

Often small, hot chilies—such as the jalapeño, Serrano, poblano, Anaheim, and banana–are used fresh. But they can also be chopped and then simmered or stir-fried with other foods. Large chili peppers can be roasted or grilled whole or halved or stuffed. The longer a chili is cooked, the hotter the flavor.

Can you roast chillies?

Roasting chili peppers allows you to easily remove the outer chili pepper skin and also alters the flavor of the pepper. Roasted chili peppers are delicious and soft, and also perfect for making stuffed pepper recipes.

Do peppers get hotter when cooked?

Yes, applying heat to a chilli pepper does release the capsaicin oils spreading throughout the dish you are preparing, eg, a pasta dish, rendering it 'hotter' then eating the chilli raw.

Are Hatch chiles the same as Anaheim?

New Mexico/Hatch Chiles

These long green chiles are virtually identical to California and Anaheim peppers, with one distinct difference: they are much, much hotter. ... Hatch and New Mexico chiles can be used for the same dishes as California and Anaheim chiles, but keep in mind that they hold a lot more heat.

How do you make hot peppers without coughing?

If cooking with chiles gets you all choked up, borrow this trick from pro cooks who work with them a lot: wear a damp bandana — or even a dish towel if you're in a pinch — over your mouth and nose to cut down the amount of capsaicin that can make its way into your airways.