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Using Dried Peppers

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woodruff.adamr

Hello All,
 
New to the site, but have been reading posts for awhile and have made a few batches of sauce with your knowledge and have had good success, so thank you all.
 
I live in upstate NY and it is hard to get different types of hot peppers here from grocery stores, basically I've been limited to jalapenos, so I have thought about trying to order dried ones online.
 
My question is can I used dried peppers to use in sauce? If so is there different process I will need to do because they were dried? Or can someone from the Rochester area point me to the direction of where I can buy fresh locally when its not -25 out?
 
Thank you in advance for any help.
 
 
 
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best / most fun way for me is growing them myself, any variety, how ever many i want, freeze them for later.
 
You can buy fresh pods online bakers  buckeye they are really good quality and variety you can't find @ the store.
 
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Hophead-
 
What's the best way to rehydrate? And does it affect taste/quality?
 
OKGrowin-
 
Thanks I'll check those sites out! And I would love to grow my own but my studio apartment downtown might not suffice. Might be able to convince my mother to throw some stuff in her garden back home for me though...
 
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I grow and dehydrate most of my pods. I don't make sauces with them (I generally don't make sauce), but rehydrate for a variety of other uses or leave dry and make powders (mostly I make powders.) You can rehydrate in any liquid - water, juice, rum, vodka....  Just put some water in a bowl and put the pods in. Make sure there is sufficient water to cover the pods. They will float at first, but as they collect the liquid, they will sink down. The taste will not be affected, but the consistency will likely be smoother if you're going to puree the sauce.
 
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If using whole dried pods, they can be crushed up a bit and then steeped in hot water or other liquid, just enough to barely cover the pieces, until soft.  That should make a soggy blob that can then be used as desired for a hot sauce.  By using just enough water/liquid to cover, the liquid can be used in the sauce and not poured off and wasted.  Of course, more liquid might be needed in the sauce depending on the other ingredients.
 
 
There are several members who have dried pods and powders.  Sicman is in Florida also and usually has some fresh pods, but given the time of year and weather, can't say for sure~  Check out the Marketplace and the Classifieds forums.  
 
Have Fun!!! 
 
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I like powders, much easier to store and lasts alot longer. And you can make blends with them depending on what dish/ flavors you're after.

Buy from Judy. She sells and ships fresh, dried and powdered chiles almost year round and has a much better variety than bakers.

Here you go.
http://www.pepperlover.com
 
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