Ghost pepper ideas?

[paplinker]

Well my first attempt at my own garden is going well so far.
My tomatoes and peppers are really growing quick !

I planted some ghost peppers just for fun and they are showing peppers like crazy. Thinking a couple weeks they should turn red for me.

I have not ever tried one and now I have to figure what to make with these guys that will not actually harm anyone

I am leaning toward trying to making salsa. That would use mostly things I have planted. Maybe I could make a special batch of slamming salsa?

I could use a great salsa recipe if anyone has one to share.
Any other ideas for ghost peppers?

 

[Firesticks]

They work great in salsa for folks you don't like. Only thing hotter I know of is the Scorpion pepper. Of course if you sensory nerves are dead in your mouth, tongue and esophagus I guess they work in about anything. THEY ARE HOT!!! They make jalapenos taste like cotton candy.

 

[kwselke]

Making salsa with Ghost Peppers is like using a .338 Win Mag for rabbit hunting, a bit of an overkill. You might consider making a simple vinegar sauce using a couple of halved peppers, white vinegar, and salt. Let the stuff sit in a jar for a couple of days and taste to determine its lethality.

I would tell you to simmer before putting into a jar to age, but the fumes could be dangerous.

As I age, I enjoy hot peppers more than ever. I also realize that it is about flavor. If the Scoville heat level is punishing to the point where it hurts there is no flavor or fun.

Handle with care. If you get the juice on your hands be sure to keep your hands away from all sensory organs and or bodily orifices until you can be properly decontaminated.

Enjoy!

 

[nachogrande]

IMO DON'T.

I enjoy hot to the point where my sinuses open, I sweat profusely & cry a bit, those are just WAY over the top. Be prepared to throw away anything you cooked with 1. A full face respirator mask, double gloved, if you plan on drying & grinding them OUTSIDE.

 

[Jinglebob]

Make some of these

The Indian government has used ghost pepper grenades as a way to immobilize terrorists and other criminals. The bomb's smoke creates a near-automatic burning experience in the lungs, eyes and on the skin which forces people out of buildings and other hide-outs.

 

[paplinker]

Well, Did not realize they were almost uneatable.
I guess chili is not likely going to work in the fall either.

Maybe I should make a pepper spray with it to keep deer and critters away from the garden.

Also these are planted next to my jalapenos and sweet peppers. Wonder if they cross pollinated and were made hotter ?

Jinglebob, you beat me to my pepper spray thought. lol

 

[JayFramer]

Make some poppers. Here is one made with a white ghost pepper:

Shouldn't be too spicy once you remove the seeds and placenta.

 

[kwselke]

Well, Did not realize they were almost uneatable.
I guess chili is not likely going to work in the fall either.

Maybe I should make a pepper spray with it to keep deer and critters away from the garden.

Also these are planted next to my jalapenos and sweet peppers. Wonder if they cross pollinated and were made hotter ?

Jinglebob, you beat me to my pepper spray thought. lol

Cross-pollination will be in the next generation of peppers, if you save seed for future use. If other crops are hot this growing season it was not due to plant sex. DNA is not a virus or germ, the changes show in future generations.

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[venomballistics]

Played with the isotope type peppers before,
you can cut one open and tie a string around it when you make chili.
That way you can remove the land mine easily after its had its way with your food.
Might be one of the best ways to feel out how to use them in food.

now as weapons .... pull up a chair, and sit on the floor and ill tell you about the seven day twitch

 

[misswired]

I've only raised them one year.... had a lot of fun giving them away(with a heat advisory warning).
They have a really good taste and satisfying burn if you can control the dose. I'd cut about the bottom fourth of the pepper into tiny slivers too small to pick or stick with a fork...the moisture in whatever food was forked is enough to 'pick-up' a sliver. Personally, I'll stick with the less serious habanero varieties.

 

[pinduck]

Spray with Roundup?

 

[dave1918a2]

I like spicy to the point where My nose runs and My eyes water. Had some ghost pepper hot wings ONCE First bite felt like My hair was burning, second bite I knew My body was on fire. Third bite never happened. Wear rubber gloves when handling and wear a breather if You use a blender. I f it was Me, I'd give them away.

 

[03hemi]

Make some poppers. Here is one made with a white ghost pepper:

Shouldn't be too spicy once you remove the seeds and placenta.

Yes, I only want peppers that have had their ovaries removed too.

 

[Whitwabit]

careful handling those hot peppers .. friend grew some kind
and laid them out to dry .. she the put them in a blender to make a powder with them ..

and she made the house un livable for about 4 hours and then had to wipe all the kitchen with wet cloths to get it off of everything ..

The blender had a place that wasn't sealed and the pepper turn into an aerosol and contaminated the kitchen and dinning room .. a light powder
covered everything .. She inhaled it and was taken to the hospital because of breathing problems ..

 

[Snapping Twig]

Here's an idea... don't!

Walk away...

Projecting my dislike for these, so do as you will and enjoy.

 

[HardlyAble2]

Ghosts, Reapers, Scorpions will hurt you..period. if you handle them carelessly, process them carelessly or eat them carelessly you will pay. These are a whole genre above the Japs, habs , serranos ..... I've grown, smoked , dehydrated all of them at one time or another and have ghost plants alive and well this season. Do not under estimate these peppers ability to hurt you... That said, in moderation, they rock. Just learn that limit....

 

[nachogrande]

USE THEM FOR YOUR YARD OR MULCH.

Master gardener Jerry Baker has some recipes for yard/garden protection from insects/animals, they might be good for that. For human consumption, NOT THIS HUMAN! Scotch bonnets are my limit. Once you have to dissect them & only use an itty bitty piece, they are too hot for me. When at a Thai restaurant & ask for the tray of fire (condiments like fish oil, dried peppers, etc.) those are more my speed. IF you decide to eat 1 be sure to have a bowl of ice cream afterwards so +/- 12 hours later you can chant "COME ON ICE CREAM!"

 

[revolver_ph]

Mango habanero pepper salsa. Google it, great stuff. Make it as hot or mild as you wish by metering pepper quantity.

This is a typical recipe:

Habanero Mango Hot Sauce — We Ate That

 

[misswired]

Master gardener Jerry Baker has some recipes for yard/garden protection from insects/animals, they might be good for that. For human consumption, NOT THIS HUMAN! Scotch bonnets are my limit. Once you have to dissect them & only use an itty bitty piece, they are too hot for me. When at a Thai restaurant & ask for the tray of fire (condiments like fish oil, dried peppers, etc.) those are more my speed. IF you decide to eat 1 be sure to have a bowl of ice cream afterwards so +/- 12 hours later you can chant "COME ON ICE CREAM!"

Honey is a good way to soothe the pepper burn.
Read about it, tried it...it works.

ETA: works in the mouth; never tried it elsewhere!

 

[misswired]

Here is my first attempt a city gardening. Member craver posted about raising scotch bonnet plants from seed. I started these seeds in December, little did I know I'd be city' gardening. Both the peps and tomatoes are doing better than imagined... oh well maybe next year!

 

[photocosmo]

Here's a wimpy way of using them in anything that I practiced before I just quit growing anything hotter than a Serrano: cut, clean, soak in lemon or lime juice, throw pepper away and use the resulting liquid in measured doses. If you like that maybe you are a pepper-head and you can take it from there!

P.S. Also makes an effective varmint repellent.

 

[nachogrande]

THIS IS ONE GOOD WAY.

Here's a wimpy way of using them in anything that I practiced before I just quit growing anything hotter than a Serrano: cut, clean, soak in lemon or lime juice, throw pepper away and use the resulting liquid in measured doses. If you like that maybe you are a pepper-head and you can take it from there!

P.S. Also makes an effective varmint repellent.

I placed some Scotch bonnets in 3 small jars of vinegar & used it by the eye dropper & they lasted for years. Peppers being such a prolific producer & those in particular being so hot, I don't see you needing to grow more for a while.