recipes for chillies

juicygirl

Hi all,

I have a chilli plant that is currently producing green/ red chillis faster than I can use them.

Any ideas for how to use them up?

Thanks!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Freeze them or string them up on a thread and dry them.

Sambucus_Nigra

Or make Nigella's Chilli Jam - it keeps for yonks [we are just using the batch I made last December - and I've made my first batch of the year last night - yum].

The good thing about this is that you can still use a spoonful in chillis and curries; and sauces, whilst also drizzling it over pizzas and on crackers. The best way to preserve chillis ever.

JayJay14

My OH just chops them and stores them in a jar of oil in the fridge - they last ages.

floyd

Be careful about storing fresh chillies in oil, there is a small but recognised risk of botulism. There is some info here http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/Acm636.pdf

This hot sauce is absolute dynamite http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/diy-hot-sauce/

creme_brulee

I made sweet chilli sauce with mine which is just delish and keeps for ages:T

juicygirl

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

Or make Nigella's Chilli Jam - it keeps for yonks [we are just using the batch I made last December - and I've made my first batch of the year last night - yum].

The good thing about this is that you can still use a spoonful in chillis and curries; and sauces, whilst also drizzling it over pizzas and on crackers. The best way to preserve chillis ever.

Thank you so much for the quick response everyone! Really fancy this! Is it in one of her cookbooks? Will google it. Xx

Sambucus_Nigra

http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/chilli-jam-2692

spike7451

Chili & sweetcorn chutney;

http://blog.chilliupnorth.co.uk/chilli-recipes/chilli-jams-sauces-chutneys/spicy-chilli-and-sweetcorn-relish/
Loads of other ideas in that link too!

vax2002

The allotment next door left us a carrier bag full over the fence, which the dog decided to eat a few, on his 3rd bowl of water and I hope he has learnt to leave the veg alone now...