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L-zlhe Report | 10/19/2008 7:24 pm

I love it when they're crushed and dried. It gets out all the juices I don't like. Though I must say that they probably pale in comparison to home-grown peppers. :3



I don't have the luxury of growing my own ingredients just now, so I have to settle for whatever goodies I can get at Sam's Club.

L-zlhe Report | 10/18/2008 1:32 pm

Hot sauce is actually the main reason why I dislike sauces so much. I love the heat it provides, but the taste is unbearable to me. And I have a good sense of taste, so I can never use any, unless it's in another sauce. I'd use crushed red peppers on a steak over a hot sauce or steak sauce. (Though I personally actually use a little butter drizzled over the top with some garlic powder sprinkled on top and Kosher salt. Great for good steaks.)



There are lots of practical applications for it, and it can add an satisfying heat, but you can also get that from crushed red peppers--difference being that the peppers are slower than the sauce.



For example, I'd out a good amount of red peppers in a spaghetti sauce, simmer it for about 6 hours or so in a crock pot, then make the spaghetti noodles when I was ready to eat.

But I would use hot sauce if I was only gonna have the spaghetti sauce on the stove for an hour, so the heat incorporates better.

I could be wildly wrong with those statements, but I believe it works.

ZachAbrams Report | 06/28/2008 2:28 pm

hi!=D

Chocolate-Kitty-Cat Report | 06/08/2007 4:05 pm

whee! first comment. anyways.... welcome to gaia!