Dried Chillies, Harissa and Pickled Jalapenos
OH is a chilli freak no question. He quite happily munches his way through lots of chilli products and does not bat an eyelid. Me only a very little now and again apart from sweet chilli sauce and sweet chilli jam and jelly. Otherwise I tend to stay clear and if I have a curry it is very mild. Bit of a wimp me. I dry chillies and use them whole in my pickled onions. I string them up and then hang them from my dresser. Just recently I have been able to buy fresh chillies from the Co-Op but they are in mixed packs of about four or five some red and some green. It is the red ones I used for the pickled onions. Using a pair of gloves, (very important when handling any chilli as it can burn you and it is not very pleasant. I speak from experience), with a bodkin and string I thread the chillies onto what is in effect a long string and then hang them off my dressers to dry. Then they are used in the pickled oni...