I spent the first half of my summer traveling around the country. Unfortunately, I didn't grow any plants this summer. But I did grab a couple of thai pepper plants from friends. One is ornamental (little peppers less than an inch long) and another that is "regular?" (long and sticking straight up towards the sky).
Since I only have two plants I'm not sure what to do with them. I could make a thai paste like the one in this thread:
http://www.thehotpepper.com/topic/23571-garlic-chili-paste/
But since I only have a handful of peppers (about 80 on the big one and another 40-50 on the ornamental) I'm not sure that is my best option. I might be better off drying all of the peppers in my dehydrator and then turning them into a powder in my grinder. I was thinking I might be able to mix that powder with other spices to create a dry rub for bbq ribs or something. If I did this I might be able to get more mileage out of the few peppers I have. And that would also allow me to pass along some of the dry rub to my friend who gave me the peppers in the first place. Drying them would also allow me to collect some of the seeds for next year, right?
I also have 2 thai basil plants so maybe I should just make a really small batch of paste. Any suggestions? Thanks for the help!
Since I only have two plants I'm not sure what to do with them. I could make a thai paste like the one in this thread:
http://www.thehotpepper.com/topic/23571-garlic-chili-paste/
But since I only have a handful of peppers (about 80 on the big one and another 40-50 on the ornamental) I'm not sure that is my best option. I might be better off drying all of the peppers in my dehydrator and then turning them into a powder in my grinder. I was thinking I might be able to mix that powder with other spices to create a dry rub for bbq ribs or something. If I did this I might be able to get more mileage out of the few peppers I have. And that would also allow me to pass along some of the dry rub to my friend who gave me the peppers in the first place. Drying them would also allow me to collect some of the seeds for next year, right?
I also have 2 thai basil plants so maybe I should just make a really small batch of paste. Any suggestions? Thanks for the help!