http://hispanic.com/blogs/elconnoisseur/archive/tags/chiles/default.aspxTags: chilesenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.1)http://hispanic.com/blogs/elconnoisseur/archive/2008/04/21/mmmmm-chiles-what-s-the-best-way-to-store-habaneros-pequins-serranos.aspxMon, 21 Apr 2008 21:44:00 GMT77180eb2-0806-44a2-ad14-8b0cd0647dea:4980admin0http://hispanic.com/blogs/elconnoisseur/comments/4980.aspxhttp://hispanic.com/blogs/elconnoisseur/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4980http://hispanic.com/blogs/elconnoisseur/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=4980 <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><img src="http://hispanic.com/photos/new_pics/images/413/original.aspx" style="width:84px;height:121px;" align="left" height="121" width="84">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">Entonces, we've all been there.&nbsp; Caliente!&nbsp; You've gotten a bumper crop of chiles, and while they are muy sabrosos, ya probably can't eat them all at once.&nbsp; So how can we store these babies to help them last as long as possible?</span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"></span></b>&nbsp;</p> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><b>Short-term:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">-Last about a week after picking<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">-Clean them, wipe off all excess moisture<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">-Store in refrigerator in paper napkins to prevent growth of mold<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">-2 weeks are generally the max these peppers will last in the refrigerator<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">-Do not place them in plastic bags without the paper napkins (can cause mold growth)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">-Check them regularly for molding<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><b>Long-term:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">-Place pods in plastic bags, then freeze them immediately until you are ready to use them</span></p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">-You can also store chiles in oil but this method is a little tricker (the oil can sometimes turn rancid, and then there go your chiles…)</span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"></span>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">T. Valencia</span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><a href="mailto:tvalencia@hispanic.com">tvalencia@hispanic.com</a></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"></span>&nbsp;</p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><i> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><i><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';">info compiled <span>&nbsp;</span>from wikipedia.com, fiery-foods.com, recipetips.com</span></i><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </i></span></span></span><img src="http://hispanic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4980" width="1" height="1">serranohabanerochiles