I have picked the last chillis of the year. The two "Turkey" chilli plants that I had been keeping in the garage have been consigned to the compost bin. But, wow, did they go out with a blaze of glory! I couldn't resist according them a final photo opportunity...
Just for the record (since this was a vegetable harvest as well as a photo-shoot), this bowlful weighed-in at 170g. Not a lot in terms of weight, but with a good strong chilli a little bit goes a long way.
So now I have the usual dilemma. Cook them immediately? Freeze them? Dry them? Make oil with them? Not sure. Maybe a bit of all of the above...
They look great. I never use chillies in cooking, but I have grown them, just for the fact that they look so good. They didn't get wasted, I gave them to Hubby's cousin who can't get enough of them.
ReplyDeleteI am a bit like Jo - love the look but not a great fan of the taste. Yours look awesome!
ReplyDeleteI have today made 6 small jars of chlli jam .... yum yum took 150gms chillis!I know exactly what I would do with them ...no contest
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That's a lot of chillies. One of our gardening magazines is conspiring with you and has given free chilli seeds this month - hot ones too!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear what you've done with all those peppers. Are they ever beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteYou have quite a harvest there Mark, I didn't weigh Mikes chilli harvest but there were at three large bowls full at the last count, more still to come. He wants to grow more next year. HELP!!! A lot of chilli sauce was made for him & his friends. Chilli oil for topping pizza & we also made our own hot sauce. (Tabasco style).
ReplyDeleteNo, I'm on HIS side - he sounds like a man after my own heart. Chillis are GOOD!
DeleteGreat harvest Mark. I made sambal oelek with many of my chillies last year and I'm still using it. For me with non chilli eaters in the family it is an easy way for me to add it to my food but not theirs. I haven't frozen chillies before, do you thaw them before using them? Chop them first?
ReplyDeleteHi Liz; it is easier to chop frozen chillis before they defrost. They do lose much of their texture when frozen, but when you use them in cooked food that's not really a problem. They are no good for salads and salsas though.
DeleteI can't believe you will get through all those chillies in one year. I still have dried ones left from three years ago! My new favourite food is chilli jam.
ReplyDeleteNice Harvest! I can sympathize with having a glut of chillis! sambal, oil, freeze, dry then grind, relish, pickle.... the list goes on!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing harvest. Chillies are so beautiful, with their glossy skins in such intense colours.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! What ever you do make them last. Freeze is a good stop gap! My window cill yielded a good couple of kilo's plus what I picked along the way. Take a quick visit to my blog and there may be a treat on it's way to you!
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