Too Many Chiles!: From Sowing to Savoring : More Than 75 Recipes for Preparing and Preserving Your Peper Harvest

by Dewitt, Dave; Gerlach, Nancy; Gerlach, Jeffrey

• ISBN13: 9781885590886
• ISBN10: 1885590881
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: American Travelers Pr

Summary

More than 75 recipes for preparing and preserving your pepper harvest. From using fresh chiles to canning, freezing, drying, smoking and pickling, this handy reference covers virtually everything that can be done with fresh chiles. Chili gardeners no longer need to worry about what to do with too many chiles! Spiral bound

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(1)
Growing & Harvesting
The Strategy	7	(1)
Starting Seeds	7	(1)
Pests	8	(1)
Transplanting	9	(1)
Preparing the Plot	9	(2)
The Growing Season	11	(1)
Harvest Time	12	(1)
Harvesting & Processing	13	(2)
Excess Chiles	15	(1)
Fresh from the Garden
Roasting and Peeling Chiles	16	(3)
Fresh Red Chile	19	(1)
Cautionary Notes	20	(1)
Salsa Fresca	21	(1)
Caribbean Salsa	22	(1)
Louisiana-Style Hot Sauce	22	(1)
New Mexican Green Chile Sauce	23	(1)
Fresh Red Chile Sauce	24	(1)
Asian Chile Paste	25	(1)
Tropical Sherry Sauce	25	(1)
Belizean-Style Habanero Hot Sauce	26	(1)
Fresh Red Chile Paste	27	(1)
Seafood Stuffed Jalapenos	27	(1)
Spicy Pepper Pasta Salad	28	(1)
Chiles Rellenos	29	(1)
Enchiladas with Red Chile Paste	30	(3)
Canned Capsicums
Pressure Canning	31	(1)
Water-Bath Canning	32	(1)
Green Chiles and Tomatoes	33	(1)
Picante Chile Ketchup	34	(1)
Taco Sauce with Green Chile	35	(6)
Canned Green Chile Recipes
Chile Con Queso Soup	36	(1)
Low-Fat High-Chile Vichyssoise	37	(1)
New Mexico Green Chile Salad	38	(1)
Green Chile Scones	39	(2)
Iced Heat: Freezing Chiles
Frozen Chile Mash	41	(1)
Texas Green Sauce	42	(1)
Habanero Mango Mustard Sauce	43	(1)
Coconut-Chile Chutney	44	(1)
Green Chile Stew, Border-Style	45	(1)
Spicy Gazpacho	46	(1)
Chile Rajas Con Queso	47	(1)
Calabacitas con Chiles Verdes	48	(4)
Pods to Powder
Making Ristras	49	(2)
Other Drying Methods	51	(1)
Making Powders	51	(1)
Chile Pasado	52	(1)
Ancho Chile Dry Rub	53	(1)
Cajun Rub	54	(1)
South of the Border Chile Rub	55	(1)
Chili Powder	56	(1)
Dry Jerk Seasoning	56	(1)
Curry Powder	57	(1)
Red Chile Sauce from Pods	58	(1)
Red Chile Sauce from Powder	59	(1)
W.C.'s Chimayo Red Chile Sauce	60	(1)
Salsa Casera	61	(1)
Harissa Sauce	62	(1)
Berbere Paste	63	(1)
Roasted Corn and Crab Bisque	64	(1)
Santa Fe Salad with Chile Pasado Dressing	65	(1)
Southwestern Jicama and Orange Salad	66	(1)
Camarones Al Mojo de Ajo	67	(4)
Smoked Chiles
Commercial Smoking	68	(1)
Home Smoking	68	(2)
Quick Smoking	70	(1)
Chipotles en Adobo	71	(1)
Classic Chipotle Hot Sauce	72	(1)
W.C.'s Chipotle Salsa	73	(1)
Chipotle Barbecue Sauce	74	(1)
Chipotle Chile Dip, Cordobesa-Style	75	(1)
Tournedos con Salsa Chipotle	76	(1)
Southwestern Smoky Baked Beans	77	(2)
A Peck of Pickled Peppers
Pickling Rules	78	(1)
Preserving in Alcohol	79	(1)
Pickled Green Chile	79	(1)
Pickled Peppers	80	(1)
Pickled Habanero Chiles	81	(1)
Sun-Cured Pickled Jalapenos	82	(1)
Harvest Bounty	83	(1)
Italian Giardiniera	84	(1)
Summer Squash Pickles	85	(1)
Spicy Preserved Onions	86	(1)
Pickled Green Beans	87	(1)
Jalapenos en Escabeche	88	(1)
Creative Preservation
Chile Vinegars	89	(2)
Rosemary Chile Vinegar	90	(1)
Oregano Garlic Green Chile Vinegar	90	(1)
Chile Oils	91	(2)
Asian Chile Oil	91	(1)
Sichuan Ginger Oil	92	(1)
Piri-Piri Oil	92	(1)
Flavored Liquors	93	(1)
Pepper Vodka	93	(1)
Bird Peppers in Sherry	93	(1)
Tex-Mex Liquors	94	(1)
Chile Condiments	94	(3)
Jalapeno Mustard	94	(1)
Fiery Fruit Chutney	95	(1)
Jalapeno Jelly	96	(1)
Compound Butters	97	(2)
Orange Zest Red Chile Butter	97	(1)
Cinnamon Chipotle Chile Butter	98	(1)
About the Authors	99	(1)
Index	100