Local market

May 12, 2007 21:51

The local market had Manzano Chiles (the sign said "chiles manzanos", but I think I can drop the "s" when "translating ( Read more... )

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r_transpose_p May 13 2007, 04:54:57 UTC
The picture really doesn't do them justice. One can tell the skin is thick just from looking at the outside, and they look and smell like a delicious cross between guerro chiles and fall apples. If I were more comfortable with the heat, I would stuff them with garlic and goat cheese and bake them.

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sylvie May 13 2007, 05:40:42 UTC
they look almost like Queen Anne cherries in that picture. You should get a couple and play around with them. Habaneros are much hotter, but one of the chefs at the catering place I worked at made some sort of fabulous habanero saffron vanilla cream sauce or something.

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r_transpose_p May 13 2007, 05:51:29 UTC
They are actually almost the size of apples, and the ones at the local store are knobbier then those.

Dairy, saffron and hot peppers are a great trio. I've never really gone hotter then thai chiles in my own cooking, but if I were to try, I think I would try these.

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skamille May 13 2007, 16:00:12 UTC
Just try not to pass out under your desk from eating them.

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