the_sybil ([info]the_sybil) wrote in [info]food_porn,
2006-04-30 13:08:00
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Vodka-soaked, chocolate-stuffed chillis



You make a slit in the side of the chilli and remove membrane and seeds. Then you marinate them in vodka for 12 hours+. Then you pipe a mixture of white chocolate, vodka and freshly ground black pepper into the cavities, chill, and finally dip in dark (60%+) chocolate.

They are quite startling. The combination of chocolate, pepper, vodka and chilli works remarkably well, but its still difficult to eat more than one of them. The green chillis especially were scary and eating them brought tears to the eyes and profanities to the lips.

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[info]tinyholidays

April 30 2006, 20:24:13 UTC 6 years ago

Gorgeous looking, though!

[info]the_sybil

April 30 2006, 20:50:19 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

[info]karimonica

April 30 2006, 20:24:48 UTC 6 years ago

Those sound, and look, absolutely insane. I need to make them.

[info]the_sybil

April 30 2006, 20:50:38 UTC 6 years ago

insane is about right.

[info]snobahr

April 30 2006, 20:26:36 UTC 6 years ago

Those scared my hispanic mother-in-law :)

Gorgeous presentation, however!

[info]the_sybil

April 30 2006, 20:51:09 UTC 6 years ago

thank-you!

[info]scottopic

April 30 2006, 20:27:33 UTC 6 years ago

And I bet the unused portion of the peppered vodka rocks, too :)

[info]the_sybil

April 30 2006, 20:51:55 UTC 6 years ago

we are thinking bloody marys

[info]sabrarosa

April 30 2006, 20:33:59 UTC 6 years ago

Sonds lovely except for the black pepper. I'd probably use ground red chiles instead. Mmmmm. Thanks for the idea!

[info]the_sybil

April 30 2006, 20:53:00 UTC 6 years ago

Actually, I thought the black pepper flavour was really, really good in them. But if you're not a fan of it then ground chillis would be good I'm sure.

[info]sabrarosa

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[info]aroraborealis

April 30 2006, 20:36:09 UTC 6 years ago

OMG. I must try these!

[info]the_sybil

April 30 2006, 20:56:31 UTC 6 years ago

definitely an experience

[info]mschaos

April 30 2006, 20:48:50 UTC 6 years ago

now that is a nifty idea...

maybe roasted them a bit to get a smoky flavor and to take a wee bit of the heat out :)

[info]the_sybil

April 30 2006, 20:55:42 UTC 6 years ago

to take a wee bit of the heat out

but where's the fun in that?
:)

[info]karohemd

April 30 2006, 21:09:55 UTC 6 years ago

Wow...

[info]witchofnovember

April 30 2006, 21:18:16 UTC 6 years ago

what kind of peppers did you use, were they raw or did you roast them? Roasting them might bring down the fire while adding a bit of smoke to the equation.

[info]the_sybil

April 30 2006, 21:27:22 UTC 6 years ago

not sure what kind of chillis they were - my local supermarket isn't great at labelling! I pretty much bought what looked fresh and was the right kind of size and shape.
Roasting them might be interesting - although I think you'd loose some of the crunch.

[info]thewayne

April 30 2006, 22:13:54 UTC 6 years ago

I don't drink or cook with vodka, would the quality of the vodka affect the end result since usually the alcohol cooks off?

And the white chocolate blend, do you melt/mix/pipe in short order, or is the white chocolate blended with something else to keep it pipeable?


I'm really looking forward to making this! I'm going to a weekend-long party in a couple of weeks and we're having a big cookout at the end, these'll be ideal for the group of weirdos that we have assembling!

[info]the_sybil

April 30 2006, 22:22:41 UTC 6 years ago

Re: the quality of the vodka - it is very noticeable in the end product, so probably a reasonable quality one is a good idea. We used smirnoff premium and had no complaints.

You mix the pepper and a shot of vodka with the white chocolate while it is still hot and liquid, and pipe straight away. I used a ziploc baggie with the corner snipped off and it worked fine - apart from the fact that I snipped such a tiny hole that coarsley ground peppercorns kept getting stuck in the hole!

[info]thewayne

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[info]aflaminghalo

April 30 2006, 23:16:17 UTC 6 years ago

Those look terrifying.

But I keep thinking about them....

[info]smmopah

May 1 2006, 00:38:13 UTC 6 years ago

I HAVE to make these.

[info]slightlymental

May 1 2006, 00:43:53 UTC 6 years ago

Intense!

[info]xavienne

May 1 2006, 00:50:39 UTC 6 years ago

Oh, those sound SOOOO good!

[info]chez_margot

May 1 2006, 17:04:39 UTC 6 years ago

Woooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww! Definitely something I'd like to taste!!!

[info]stoner_witch

May 2 2006, 04:33:08 UTC 6 years ago

OMFG!

I must not slobber on self at work...
I must not slobber on self at work...
I must not slobber on self at work...
I must not slobber on self at work...


I have a new proj this week...

Thank you for this... I can die now...

s-W

[info]xandara

May 4 2006, 15:23:26 UTC 6 years ago

That sounds like such an interesting flavor combination... I'd love to try it but I'm so afraid of working with spicy peppers... or eating them in large quantities, for that matter, hahah!

[info]mad_crab

May 14 2006, 08:58:20 UTC 6 years ago

Vodka + red chilly pepper is a very old Russian drink called "Pertsovka" . We usually use it as a cold remedy.
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