Posts Tagged ‘Hot Sauce’

June 5th, 2009 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Food, Health

What’s So Hot About Chili Peppers?

Joshua Tewksbury and colleagues study whether the hot stuff in chili fruit deters bugs that may carry fungus.

Joshua Tewksbury and colleagues study whether the hot stuff in chili fruit deters bugs that may carry fungus.

If you’re into the hot stuff, I’m sure you’d find this very interesting…

An American ecologist travels through the Bolivian forest to answer burning questions about the spice.

Read the full article here: Smithsonian Magazine, April 2009 By Brendan Borrell

February 21st, 2009 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Kitlas

Jalapeno Hot Sauce

Red Jalapeno

Red Jalapeno

I love hot everything and am embarking on a series of experiments in making hot sauce. I have a few recipes and access to several different types of hot peppers and will be posting data here. Most of the recipes are pretty basic and I’m not expecting any real challenges there.

The first batch I made was with red Jalapenos and though it calls for a 2 week aging period in the refrigerator, I had to try it. I’ve had it a few times over the past week and the results/taste have been fairly consistent. Initially there’s not much heat or pepper but the heat nicely creeps up on you after a few seconds and has a nice mild pepperish taste.

Recipe and pictures are after the jump.

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