lemod drops out of control

rickster · Jun 29, 2017

so my lemon drops are out of control and i want to make a nice vinegar with them. my plan is to cut off tops, split and remove seeds, shove into a bottle and pour in white vinegar. question is, do i need to boil the vinegar and pour into the bottle hot?

ShowMeDaSauce · Jun 29, 2017

I use hot and seal immediately. Toss a small piece of ginger in with it....You can thank me later.

rickster · Jun 29, 2017

ShowMeDaSauce said:
I use hot and seal immediately. Toss a small piece of ginger in with it....You can thank me later.

will do. thanks for the tip

parker49 · Jun 29, 2017

Yeah whenever I put peppers in vinegar I bring to a boil, though I'm not sure if you have to. I also add some garlic and some salt, though not a lot of salt. Just out of curiosity why are you removing the seeds, I never have is the reason I ask. I have always used regular distilled vinegar for this, I had the thought I might try something different this year and mix in a different kind of vinegar like a white wine or rice wine along with the distilled white just to try it.

Ragnar · Jun 29, 2017

I like to do white wine vineager, splash of cheap champagne, some mini white onions, a couple slices of lime and a sprinkle of coriander seeds. Deeee-lish! The liquid is great and the pepppers are even better of course.

I boil and pour over and usually add a little pickle crisp to keep the mush out.

I do a bunch for myself and gift what I think I won't eat over the year.

I will be trying the ginger suggestion too, thanks ShowMeDaSauce!!

sobelri · Jun 29, 2017

With all due respect, this is an out of control lemon drop.....

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/63073-growdown-throwdown-2017-aji-lemon-drop/?p=1471427

Gorizza · Jun 29, 2017

AaronB said:
I like to do white wine vineager, splash of cheap champagne, some mini white onions, a couple slices of lime and a sprinkle of coriander seeds.

parker49 said:
I also add some garlic and some salt, though not a lot of salt.

ShowMeDaSauce said:
I use hot and seal immediately. Toss a small piece of ginger in with it....You can thank me later.

Surprised at how little salt I'm seeing in these recipes. When I pickle peppers I use brine, like very salty. Anybody want to expand on using less salt?

karoo · Jun 30, 2017

Gorizza said:
Surprised at how little salt I'm seeing in these recipes. When I pickle peppers I use brine, like very salty. Anybody want to expand on using less salt?

First post he said he wanted to make vinegar , not pickled peppers.

But I am with you on the salt in pickled peppers , but that is a totally different recipe/thread.