And I didn't want to just give them away to people in little plastic bags covered with a skull and crossbones
So I found a recipe to make hot sauce with them. Let me repeat: hot sauce. Emphasis on hot.
Say it with me: HOT sauce.
After I had chopped the stems off outside, i brought the cutting board and knife inside to wash, and had to open the window in the kitchen for the fumes were quite noxious
I roasted one bulb of garlic, one yellow onion, and about 25 Reaper pods over wood briquettes for almost an hour
These little buggers grow green to yellow/orange and then turn a bright shiny red. They carry the inherited scorpion tale, which is a warning in and of itself
They smelled a fruity, nutty smell, they did, while roasting (if you do this inside, be sure to open windows)
Ran a cord outside for the blender; also pinch of salt, three tbs cider vinegar, and probably a cup and half of water - to get the consistency you want.
I wish I could tell you how the taste turned out, really I do.
I dipped a flour tortilla in just about a quarter inch, for my first taste
Two chews, and I knew I had made a mistake, and should have listened to my beautiful and wise wife
Not wanting to give up easily and be a sissy, I tried two more chews. In a split second, this all ran through my mind: Do I REALLY want what I am experiencing on my tongue, gums, and palate right now to also assault my throat and digestive tract? I answered an infinitely fast 'no' and spit out the tortilla. Umday Issysay
It took about an hour of ice water chased by bourbon from my freezer to get my mouth to stop watering and cool off. Five hours later and there is still a slight lingering burn...
I have the sauce in the frig in three mason jars, and will give them as gifts :-)
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