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Title: What to do with green chillies
Post by: keiramax on April 06, 2012, 04:31:31 am
Hi, I have mountains of chillies growing at the moment but most of them are still green.  They are slowly turning red but I fear the frosts will be here before they all turn red.  I've been making harissa paste, chilli jam and drying the red ones.

Any suggestions on what to make with green chillies??  Thanks

Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: CreamPuff63 on April 06, 2012, 05:37:12 am
do green chillies always turn red? what about green capsicums?
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: goldfish on April 06, 2012, 07:24:38 am
Given time CP - they all turn red . . at least mine do! ;D

Have you seen this link, keiramax?       http://www.chillies-down-under.com/drying-green-chillies.html

or just freeze them!    http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080930051838AAWPrYJ

or make these . . .   http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/greenchiles.htm    (love the sound of the rajas!)

Let's know how you go!

Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: obbie on April 06, 2012, 11:16:28 pm
I freeze mine to use later.

Robyn
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: gertbysea on April 07, 2012, 12:00:38 am
When I have excess chillies of any kind I dry them outside in the sun or just leave them on the bench until very dry then put them into the Thermomix and grind them to put in a jar. Do NOT stick your head in the TMX to sniff. No  NO do not do that.

Gert
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: Rara1 on April 07, 2012, 12:37:46 am
I freeze mine to use later.

Robyn

I do the same
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: Frozzie on April 07, 2012, 08:05:50 am
When I have excess chillies of any kind I dry them outside in the sun or just leave them on the bench until very dry then put them into the Thermomix and grind them to put in a jar. Do NOT stick your head in the TMX to sniff. No  NO do not do that.

Gert

Haha gert you make me laugh..
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: gertbysea on April 07, 2012, 10:59:23 am
Oh Frozzie you won't be laughing if you put your head into the TMx to sniff at  250 gms of  chopped dried birds eye chilies. Not nice. Took me a whole bottle of Sav Blanc to recover.

A very interesting experience to say the least. I thought I would have to go to the hospital but got too pissed to drive. DH  still has major belly laughs at every mention which is often  in his case.

Gert
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: judydawn on April 07, 2012, 11:00:33 am
 :D :D :D :D :D  I never know what you are going to come out with Gert  ;D
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: Frozzie on April 07, 2012, 12:28:32 pm
😄😄😄😄😄😄
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: keiramax on April 09, 2012, 09:12:39 am
Thanks for the ideas and the what not to do (Gert).  Now Easter is done with chillies are my next food adventure.
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: meganjane on April 09, 2012, 10:02:56 am
Oh Frozzie you won't be laughing if you put your head into the TMx to sniff at  250 gms of  chopped dried birds eye chilies. Not nice. Took me a whole bottle of Sav Blanc to recover.

A very interesting experience to say the least. I thought I would have to go to the hospital but got too pissed to drive. DH  still has major belly laughs at every mention which is often  in his case.

Gert

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Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: EmeraldSue on April 09, 2012, 11:11:31 am
Gert, I just fell off the couch laughing   ;D

The doctor in the house agrees with your prescription - he says that alcohol is the best treatment for a chilli overdose!
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: gertbysea on April 09, 2012, 12:17:55 pm
LOL! Naughty doctor should have said milk with sugar.  Once in Songkhla Thailand at a rather remote beach hut "restaurant" I had to dash into the makeshift kitchen and grab a can of sweetened condensed milk to  douse the fire.  Obviously there was no Sav Blanc  in the esky.

Gert
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: dede on April 09, 2012, 12:22:23 pm
Lol. Gert your a real scream ;D
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: CreamPuff63 on April 09, 2012, 03:35:24 pm
No one wants a doctor who is going to say milk and sugar! and I would be happy to also self prescribe with the sem sav medication that Gert gave herself   ;D
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: gertbysea on April 09, 2012, 09:42:57 pm
Ain't  that the truth CP.  ;D ;D

Gert
Title: Re: What to do with green chillies
Post by: andiesenji on April 09, 2012, 10:45:20 pm
You can pull the whole plant out of the ground, hang it upside down in a place away from where it might freeze and allow the pods to ripen.  You can then dry them or your can smoke/dry them to get a deeper, more complex flavor.

You can also make green chile salsa and freeze it  or can it, if you do canning.  These are low acid so have to be canned with a pressure canner.