Carolina Reapers

[Eric_75]

I sliced a small piece off one yesterday and ate it. Wonderful flavor. Lips went slightly numb and the burn lasted around 20 minutes or so before subsiding. I'll use the rest of the chili in a chicken stir fry for tomorrow's dinner. The pepper had six seeds inside, all of which I saved.

 

[Phoenixkh]

My mother's spice cabinet was non-existent. Salt and pepper... and "seasoning salt" were pretty much it. I didn't encounter spicy hot foods until I lived in Indonesia for a couple years after HS. I grew to love them.

Being back in Bali is sort of full circle for me.... the spices here are amazing... not just hot but oh so flavorful.

 

[Eric_75]

My mother's spice cabinet was non-existent. Salt and pepper... and "seasoning salt" were pretty much it. I didn't encounter spicy hot foods until I lived in Indonesia for a couple years after HS. I grew to love them.

Being back in Bali is sort of full circle for me.... the spices here are amazing... not just hot but oh so flavorful.

I'm sure you're having some wonderful meals, my friend.

 

[Phoenixkh]

We are.... it will be better when I have both upper and lower teeth installed... the temporary bottom teeth were installed today. They'll pull the uppers on Sept. 13th... get the new ones installed a couple days later.

But we're doing stuff in the meantime. And the meals are wonderful. thx.

 

[Esox]

Okay...

He doesnt follow a recipe but makes it to taste from what he has ready. He might use Carolina Reapers, Habaneros and/or Ghost peppers or a combination of all three and who knows what others but, this is what he said:

5 each, Carolina Reapers and Habanero Peppers
2 yellow onions
3 green bell peppers
1/2 bushel Roma tomatoes
1/2 - 1 cup sugar, to taste
1 cup white vinegar
5 table spoons pickling salt, to taste

Chop fine, cook until it comes together. Firm pieces but not raw and not mushy. Taste test as you're cooking, adjust as you like. That should fill a dozen boiled Mason jars. Should last a year, if not longer.

Optional: 2-3 drops of Endorphin Rush Beyond Hot Sauce.

He says that sauce is incredibly hot and only a drop or two is needed when making that much. He said that when he tried it, his glasses even fogged up and this from a guy that eats Habaneros like grapes.

He doesnt use any herbs. I didnt ask about garlic but I assume he doesnt use it either. Not like anyone could taste anything after all that heat anyway haha. I know I couldnt!

 

[LMcC]

I put a single Carolina reaper into a quart of sriracha I made (rest were jalapeños and Serranos) and man. That was some spicy sriracha.

 

[Eric_75]

Okay...

He doesnt follow a recipe but makes it to taste from what he has ready. He might use Carolina Reapers, Habaneros and/or Ghost peppers or a combination of all three and who knows what others but, this is what he said:

5 each, Carolina Reapers and Habanero Peppers
2 yellow onions
3 green bell peppers
1/2 bushel Roma tomatoes
1/2 - 1 cup sugar, to taste
1 cup white vinegar
5 table spoons pickling salt, to taste

Chop fine, cook until it comes together. Firm pieces but not raw and not mushy. Taste test as you're cooking, adjust as you like. That should fill a dozen boiled Mason jars. Should last a year, if not longer.

Optional: 2-3 drops of Endorphin Rush Beyond Hot Sauce.

He says that sauce is incredibly hot and only a drop or two is needed when making that much. He said that when he tried it, his glasses even fogged up and this from a guy that eats Habaneros like grapes.

He doesnt use any herbs. I didnt ask about garlic but I assume he doesnt use it either. Not like anyone could taste anything after all that heat anyway haha. I know I couldnt!

Thanks very much, Mike!

 

[Esox]

Thanks very much, Mike!

Anytime, Eric!

 

[Eric_75]

this from a guy that eats Habaneros like grapes.

Ha, my father was the same way. My mother is the polar opposite and can hardly handle black pepper.

 

[KUfan]

Guys at the station showed me a video of a youtuber drinking fireball whiskey and eating Carolina reapers, I laughed till I cried and decided they would have to be incorporated in a sauce or dish before I will try one .....

Youtubers' name is Catfish Cooley. Dude does some insane things, eating chocolate butilah peppers, combining twelve extra hot sauce bottles and drinking them, and eating the three Carolina reapers followed by a fifth of Fireball. The aftermath of each stunt is hilarious. I just hope he doesn't kill himself someday doing this nonsense.

 

[Eric_75]

I just hope he doesn't kill himself someday doing this nonsense.

Yeah, I respect the heat like I respect a sharp blade in one of my razors. Get careless and the results will be bad.

 

[Phoenixkh]

I don't like hot for hot's sake. I love hot sauces that taste great. We're having quite a few "sambals" here. My wife's favorite is made with a shrimp paste added to the peppers.

 

[Ad Astra]

I had one CR sauce that tasted great - now, controlling that heat - i.e., playing with the raw peppers - is another thing altogether.

The Datils I grew had to be cooked outside, and they were only the same as Habanero on the Schoville scale. Don't think I want CR plants ... peligroso!


AA

 

[Possum092]

I make an apricot and reaper pepper jelly that goes really well with fried chicken, sausage biscuits, and cream cheese dips. It gets people talking when then try it on party platters and such. Sweet and spicy

 

[Eric_75]

I don't like hot for hot's sake. I love hot sauces that taste great. We're having quite a few "sambals" here. My wife's favorite is made with a shrimp paste added to the peppers.

The GF loves spicy food. That's a good thing.

 

[Doc4]

The first time I made my habanero sauce I didn’t wear gloves. My hands burned for 8 hours.

I can make that worse with two words ...

Spoiler

contact lenses

 

[Phoenixkh]

I’m guessing you all know this, but if you try a sauce that sets your mouth on fire, a spoonful of sugar will dissipate the burning.

 

[Dnallehekaj]

Okay...

He doesnt follow a recipe but makes it to taste from what he has ready. He might use Carolina Reapers, Habaneros and/or Ghost peppers or a combination of all three and who knows what others but, this is what he said:

5 each, Carolina Reapers and Habanero Peppers
2 yellow onions
3 green bell peppers
1/2 bushel Roma tomatoes
1/2 - 1 cup sugar, to taste
1 cup white vinegar
5 table spoons pickling salt, to taste

Chop fine, cook until it comes together. Firm pieces but not raw and not mushy. Taste test as you're cooking, adjust as you like. That should fill a dozen boiled Mason jars. Should last a year, if not longer.

Optional: 2-3 drops of Endorphin Rush Beyond Hot Sauce.

He says that sauce is incredibly hot and only a drop or two is needed when making that much. He said that when he tried it, his glasses even fogged up and this from a guy that eats Habaneros like grapes.

He doesnt use any herbs. I didnt ask about garlic but I assume he doesnt use it either. Not like anyone could taste anything after all that heat anyway haha. I know I couldnt!

Reading this recipe makes my salivary glands go into full production. I bet it's a brutally hot sauce!

 

[Esox]

Reading this recipe makes my salivary glands go into full production. I bet it's a brutally hot sauce!

You mean you'd be able to taste it? lol

That friend likes hot. When he says that other sauce is really hot, that means inedible for 95% of the Earths populace haha.

 

[SliceOfLife]

I've been growing my own Carolina Reapers for a few years now. They remain my favorite superhot chili. I used half of one in some homemade steak chili the other day. Great heat and flavor. Here's a recent pic.

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Any tricks to sprout the seeds,? Always struggle getting superhot chilies to germinate.