fermenting chilies for fermenting sauce.

snagglepuss · Feb 21, 2017

i was wondering if you could use frozen or dried chillis to make a fermentation sauce as ive got quite a few in the freezer & dried. never made a fermentation sauce & want to have a go at one.

Sizzle Lips · Feb 21, 2017

I have used frozen pods many times for fermenting and never had a problem.

parker49 · Feb 21, 2017

Yep same here, i just started two yesterday with frozen pods and they are already bubbling away.

snagglepuss · Feb 21, 2017

cheers guys, what about dried pods?

salsalady · Feb 21, 2017

I would think they would have to be rehydrated (I know...duh...) and thinking they might need a bit of something fresh with sugar to get it going. Like maybe an apple, or carrot, and a cabbage leaf or two....The apple could be removed when the ferment is done, or just blender it up with the rest of the stuff. Apples and carrots have a bit of thickening capabilities also, which may be of benefit.

Let us know if you get a dried pepper ferment going and how it works.
SL

snagglepuss · Apr 5, 2017

this is my 1st attempt it was fermenting for a month.

Lietuvis · Apr 6, 2017

Nice color. So what did you ended up using? Frozen or dried?

snagglepuss · Apr 6, 2017

Lietuvis said:
Nice color. So what did you ended up using? Frozen or dried?

for this one i bought some chillis from my local asian shop just to try, next one i'll use some off my frozen ones.