hot chilli's

i like chillies but sometimes you can really add too much.

i find cutting the chillies lenght ways then scraping the seeds out an that white bit they hang onto out.

then chopping them finely (cut into rings first then just slice an slice untill there fine cut)

then spread through the food. ie 1 sprinkle then stir an sprinkle again


MAKE A BIG BIG POINTS OF WASHING ** HANDS AND CHOPPING BOARD STRAIGHT AFTER TOUCHING THE CHILLIES!!!!!
 
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divaboy said:
Do chop off the top bit first. then throw that away and use the rest :confused:

Sorry for all noob questions just never used chilli's before
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I dont think it really matters that much :)

Just do what you find easyest
 
Ransom said:
i like chillies but sometimes you can really add too much.

i find cutting the chillies lenght ways then scraping the seeds out an that white bit they hang onto out.

then chopping them finely (cut into rings first then just slice an slice untill there fine cut)

then spread through the food. ie 1 sprinkle then stir an sprinkle again
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Cool I think i'll follow this advice :D
 
Doh, didn't realise it was for one person, in which case 4-6 bird's eyes would probably be a bit too much, in some cases they approach Habanero's in terms of hotness (although they are smaller). Would be better if we knew what variety they were though.

As you have two anyway, I'd chuck 'em both in. I don't tend to bother doing anything special with them unless they are going on the barbeque - just chop them as fine as possible, and mix them in, seeds and all. As mentioned earlier, the placenta is actually the hottest part of the chilli - the flesh itself doesn't tend to be that hot really.

If you find it too hot, milk is good as mentioned (but may spoil your meal!), sour cream works really well too and can be a nice addition.
 
Oh yeah - I'd also like to echo that other guy's sentiments on washing your hands after! I speak from personal experience when I say don't pay a visit to the toilet without doing so, no matter how desperate you are. OUCH (big style) :eek:
 
BigToe said:
Doh, didn't realise it was for one person, in which case 4-6 bird's eyes would probably be a bit too much, in some cases they approach Habanero's in terms of hotness (although they are smaller). Would be better if we knew what variety they were though.
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He said they were labelled as "Red Chillies" from Sainsbury's which means 4-6 will be nowhere near enough for a decent hit.

Zip said:
he smaller they are the hotter they are btw
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And i'm not sure quite how you've worked that out when Scotch bonnets are about 4x the size of yer average "finger chilly" and about 15x stronger. :p
 
Scotch Bonnets and lots of em,

but seriously chilli powder for heat and just a few chillis for flavor and keep tasting
 
Spunj99 said:
He said they were labelled as "Red Chillies" from Sainsbury's which means 4-6 will be nowhere near enough for a decent hit.



And i'm not sure quite how you've worked that out when Scotch bonnets are about 4x the size of yer average "finger chilly" and about 15x stronger. :p
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Scotch bonnets are about the size of a 2 pound coin
 
Spunj99 said:
He said they were labelled as "Red Chillies" from Sainsbury's which means 4-6 will be nowhere near enough for a decent hit.
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I missed that post :o

Are red chillies an actual type of chili though? :confused:

I thought he was just describing them and I've noticed supermarkets (well, Morrisons at least, been a while since I've been elsewhere) don't tend to tell you what type of chillies you are getting, and just label them simply as "chillies". I bought a jar of pickled chillies a month or so back and there was no clue as to what they actually were. Initially I thought Bird's Eye on the appearance, but they weren't anywhere near hot enough.
 
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Just a quick update well whatever chillies they where they where hot and nice.

Chucked them both in and it was just spicy enough for me. Oh yes and I did wash my hands after ;)
 
Clerkin said:
i thought that, until someone gave me a pizza with jalapenos (sp?) on it, there was water streaming from my eyes. :o
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jalapeno's are the best tasting chili you can get and they arent that hot green chili's the proper ones are much hotter, jalapeno's on the other hand i could eat a whole jarful with any meal
 
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