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[danuv]

This is today's produce crate. It includes beans that need to be shelled, some tomatoes that need ripening, an eggplant that I think I'll save till the grill arrives or maybe make that squishy Mediterranean dish out of it, a few peaches and EIGHT peppers. Now if these were bell peppers I'd have no trouble using them but as far as I can tell they appear to be jalapenos. What the dickens does one do with 8 jalapeno peppers?!

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What to do with jalapenos?

[hyper-kiwi.livejournal.com]

You stuff them and roast them. Once the seeds are cleaned out, they're not very hot at all and they're delicious roasted. I think I've seen recipes for stuffed jalapenos on www.ichef.com. They make a good appetizer.

Re: What to do with jalapenos?

[danuv.livejournal.com]

That does sound like a good idea!

[brododaktula.livejournal.com]

I actually do tend to buy a bunch of peppers and keep them in a bag in the freezer until I feel the need for something spicy. If you're only using them sliced and cooked to spice things up, this doesn't seem to damage them. But maybe I'm a philistine!

[danuv.livejournal.com]

I'm a big fan of freezing anything I can. Some are getting chopped and frozen. Tomas stuck the bag on top of the ice cube trays. I don't think we're ready for Spicy Ice.

[brododaktula.livejournal.com]

Spicy Ice does sound like the sort of thing you could patent and peddle door-to-door, though, if it ever comes to that.

[apeystar.livejournal.com]

Hot Poppers!

Grownup recipe!

[birdofparadox.livejournal.com]

MAHOGANY FIRE NOODLES

6 ounces rice noodles

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1/2 tablespoon sesame oil

1/4 cup high-temp friendly oil

2 chopped chicken breasts (we actually sub scrambled duck egg, too)

2 tablespoons garlic, minced

2 tablespoons bamboo shoots

2 tablespoons carrot, chopped or julienned

a paste of (seriously) all those peppers and 10 cloves of garlic (original recipe calls for THIRTY Thai bird peppers)

1 tablespoon sugar

a couple of handfuls of thai basil or standard mint (Italian is just not an adequate substitute)


Prepare noodles per package directions, rinse and set aside.
Mix soy sauce, fish sauce and sesame oil; set aside.
Heat wok or large, high-sided pan to high. Add oil to coat.
Add chicken, garlic, bamboo shoots, carrot; stir-fry about 2 minutes.
Add cooked noodles, soy sauce mixture and chile sauce; mix thoroughly.
Sprinkle sugar over noodle mixture and cook to caramelize, about 15 seconds.
Wilt basil or mint in pan with noodles, and serve.

Re: Grownup recipe!

[danuv.livejournal.com]

Gah, that sounds spicy but good! And I actually have all the stuff except bamboo shoots. Hrm. :)