Category Archives: Chiles

Everything you want to know about chiles.

Hot Chiles – Salsa Recipes September 4th, 2017Captn Salsa

Hot Chiles – Salsa Recipes

September 4, 2017Chilescapsaicin, chile con queso, hot chiles, salsa recipes, scoville heat indexCaptn Salsa

How Warm Are Those Peppers? Hot Chiles, by and large, the bigger the pepper, the milder it is; the smaller, the hotter. The ribs of the peppers are where most of the capsaicin–the chemical that causes the mouth and skin to burn–is concentrated, but the seeds also contain a bit of the capsaicin. Removing the … Continue reading Hot Chiles – Salsa Recipes →

Mild Golden Yellow Habanero September 3rd, 2017Captn Salsa

Mild Golden Yellow Habanero

September 3, 2017Chilescapsaicin, favorite salsa recipe, Habanero, habanero hot sauce, jalapenos, salsa recipes, TAM HabaneroCaptn Salsa

Mild Golden Yellow Habanero Coming Soon to a Garden Near You by Capt’n Salsa Wow Look! A mild Habanero that will not bring tears to your eyes. I absolutely crave and love the flavorful taste of the Habanero Pepper but just can’t bear the toe curling heat. Coming soon to your favorite farmer’s market and … Continue reading Mild Golden Yellow Habanero →

The Habanero Chile September 3rd, 2017Captn Salsa

The Habanero Chile

September 3, 2017Chileshabanero chile, salsa recipes, scoville heat units, spicy hot sauceCaptn Salsa

The Habanero Chile By Jerry Powell A friend of mine once told me there is more to the culinary life than chile peppers. He might be right, but he keeps telling me this over my diner table, so go figure. The habanero chile (Capsicum chinense Jacquin) is the most intensely spicy chile pepper of the … Continue reading The Habanero Chile →

Boomas Revenge August 31st, 2017Captn Salsa

Boomas Revenge

August 31, 2017Chilesaward winning chili, boomas revenge, chili cook off, International chili societyCaptn Salsa

$25,000 Winning Chili Recipe by Chef Karn Meats Every year California’s International Chili Society (ICS) sanctions chili cook offs all over the world to raise money for charities. The ICS has thousands of members, called Chiliheads around the globe that cook in and judge the chili contests. “Our sole purpose is to promote, develop and … Continue reading Boomas Revenge →

Making Salsa with Dried Chiles August 30th, 2017Captn Salsa

Making Salsa with Dried Chiles

August 30, 2017Chileschile paste, chile powder, dried chiles, hot peppers, salsa recipesCaptn Salsa

Can Dried Chiles Make Great Salsa? Do these little raisin looking peppers really make a tasty and delicious salsa? The dry chile can be ground to a powder, soaked and the flesh scraped off, pureed or roasted to perfection. Shop for dried pepper pods just like you would any other produce you plan to cook … Continue reading Making Salsa with Dried Chiles →

Secret to Making Perfect Chili August 18th, 2017Captn Salsa

Secret to Making Perfect Chili

August 18, 2017Chileschili, cooking, recipe, red chili, southern cookingCaptn Salsa

The Secret To Making Perfect Chili Fit For A King By John Foutz Every autumn my thoughts turn to making chili. The garden is about done. The freezer is full of veggies. All the canning is done, and winter is coming. Just before winter hits, the price of beef drops as cattlemen sell off any … Continue reading Secret to Making Perfect Chili →

How many ways do you like chiles? | Homemade Salsa Recipes February 18th, 2018Captn Salsa

How many ways do you like chiles? | Homemade Salsa Recipes

August 18, 2017ChilesDo you like chiles?, handling chiles, salsa recipesCaptn Salsa

Have you ever made one of your incredibe salsas and not be able to enjoy it because of your burning hands. Do you have a lot of questions about chiles? How do I get all those seeds out of those little dried up raisin looking pods anyway? What are the best ones to buy? Green, … Continue reading How many ways do you like chiles? | Homemade Salsa Recipes →

Capt’n Salsa’s Fool Proof Chile Heat Index August 18th, 2017Captn Salsa

Capt’n Salsa’s Fool Proof Chile Heat Index

August 18, 2017Chileschile heat index, how hot is a pepper?, scoville unit, walter scovilleCaptn Salsa

Capt’n Salsa’s Fool Proof Chile Heat Index Chile heat index? Scoville units, what? Capsaicin? My mouth and hands are on fire, ouch! Well here I am making some delicious homemade salsa for the Monday Night Football game, and my mouth and hands are killing me. How can you stop the burning and get this salsa … Continue reading Capt’n Salsa’s Fool Proof Chile Heat Index →