Got some little chilis from the m-i-l...

[CreamyGoodness]

...Off a plant in her backyard before they freeze. Got about 1.6 oz worth.

Can any of you chili heads identify the variety and, more importantly, give a few suggestions for use? They are getting a bit wrinkly, and would be a shame if they went to waste.

Thanks all,
Creamy

Oh yeah, and happy belated Thanksgiving. Unless you are in UK or someplace that doesnt have Thanksgiving... in which case... um... hello.

 

[bob1852]

This thread is useless without pics!

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Thought my edit went in before you read it AZ. Not sure why the pic didnt upload the first time.

 

[jperry]

They look very similar to the peppers I grow, called "Hungarian Yellow Wax Peppers". They're the same size and shape. When extra ripe, they'll turn from yellow to bright red, like yours did. They should have some strong heat to them too.

I constantly use them in my garden salsa.

 

[estricklin]

I'm pretty sure Hungarian Waxes are a large pepper, about 8 inches or so. I wish your photo was a little better, they remind me of a Thai Jalapeno but I can't say for sure.

If you could upload a better pic of one in your hand for reference, I might be able to help you.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Ill try to take better a picture, but I can tell you that these are little guys, about an inch minus the stem I'd say. My mother in law isnt hugely fond of spicy, but she says they are incredibly hot.

 

[ChefRex]

...Off a plant in her backyard before they freeze. Got about 1.6 oz worth.

Can any of you chili heads identify the variety and, more importantly, give a few suggestions for use? They are getting a bit wrinkly, and would be a shame if they went to waste.

Thanks all,
Creamy

Oh yeah, and happy belated Thanksgiving. Unless you are in UK or someplace that doesnt have Thanksgiving... in which case... um... hello.

Lousy picture, size?How hot are they, don't be scared bite one.
Cut them up and freeze them, quick refrigerator pickle, a big pot of chili.
What do you normally do with peppers? feel free, get naked and rub them all over your body, enjoy.
Cheers

 

[bob1852]

I'm pretty sure Hungarian Waxes are a large pepper, about 8 inches or so. I wish your photo was a little better, they remind me of a Thai Jalapeno but I can't say for sure.

If you could upload a better pic of one in your hand for reference, I might be able to help you.

Ill try to take better a picture, but I can tell you that these are little guys, about an inch minus the stem I'd say. My mother in law isnt hugely fond of spicy, but she says they are incredibly hot.

Yeah, sounds like some sort of Thai pepper.

 

[TonyG]

I would make some hot sauce with those little guys, just put them in a bottle and fill it full of vinegar, for a nice hot sauce that goes well in beans, soup, black eyed peas, etc. You really need to chomp down onto one of them to, before you pickle them.

 

[estricklin]

Here is a photo I took back in the summer while making some salsa from some garden vegetables.



The big yellow ones are Hungarian Waxes, the Darker Green ones are Pablanos, the lighter green ones shaped simularly to the Hungarian Waxes are Anahiems, and the little orange ones...well don't worry about those!!

I'm guessing yours are smaller than any of those? Maybe a little larger than the "little orange ones" but not so bell shaped?

Edit:

I will add that Serranos are a little longer than what you describe, (usually), and are pretty slim. Yours look short and fat, more like a jalapeno although yours may be a bit shorter.

Oh after looking at your photo more, those look like Tabasco peppers! About half the length of a pinky finger and maybe a little slimmer? They don't usually get too wrinkly but they could be pretty overripe, I usually pick e'm when they are green.

 

[brewingmeister]

If I had to wager a guess it would be they are serranos. They look relatively small.
Depending on if your milf grew from known seeds for only one season or they are a hodgepodge of various pepper decendants grown in a garden over a few years. They could be anything if the latter is the case.

I like to use some fresh and let some fully ripen and dry them so they can be saved for rubs and whatnot throughout the year.

 

[FatDragon]

If I had to wager a guess it would be they are serranos. They look relatively small.
Depending on if your milf grew from known seeds for only one season or they are a hodgepodge of various pepper decendants grown in a garden over a few years. They could be anything if the latter is the case.

I like to use some fresh and let some fully ripen and dry them so they can be saved for rubs and whatnot throughout the year.

Not what he said, but I like it

 

[cpa4ny]

I stay in South-East Asia and I can confirm that these chilis aren't Thai Bird's Eye chili (no such a thing as a Thai Jalapeno btw).

Thai Bird's Eye chili are quite skinny; the OP's chilies are nice and plump.

 

[estricklin]

I stay in South-East Asia and I can confirm that these chilis aren't Thai Bird's Eye chili (no such a thing as a Thai Jalapeno btw).

Thai Bird's Eye chili are quite skinny; the OP's chilies are nice and plump.

Let's Try Thai Hybrid, common garden pepper here in the U.S. anyway. A red Jalapeno would be a "Jalapeno Tempana" or at least could be. My mistake.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Those look like Thai Bird's eye peppers to me. Do they grow upsidedown? Meaning while still growing on the plant, instead of the peppers hanging down from the stem, do they point up instead? If so, I'm pretty sure they're Bird's eyes. If not, they might be young serranos or maybe even young Korean peppers that just didn't get a chance to really elongate before ripening.
Here's a pic of Thai Bird's eye:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GQXNXQu1nCA/TFeELICvKbI/AAAAAAAACdc/nOq8sYfg7U0/s1600/IMG_0730.JPG

Here's a pic of Serrano peppers:
http://www.mcgerald.com/images/garden/serrano/serrano-harvest01.jpg
Regards, GF.

 

[Homercidal]

Could be Tabasco peppers. A friend of mine had a houseplant when I was about 15. It had green and red peppers on it. I was hesitant to eat one, but he told me to try a green one, that they weren't really hot until they turned red.

And about 20 minutes later, after downing 2 glasses of milk and several slices of bread, I could manage to breathe and call him some choice names. His dad laughed th ehardest though.

They were pretty small, about an inch long, but that was a houseplant. Not sure if they would get bigger outside. This reminds me I wanted to start a plant inside and see what happens. Probably a jalepeno pepper though. Something that's not insanely spicy.

 

[pjj2ba]

If I had to wager a guess it would be they are serranos. They look relatively small.
Depending on if your milf grew from known seeds for only one season or they are a hodgepodge of various pepper decendants grown in a garden over a few years. They could be anything if the latter is the case.

I like to use some fresh and let some fully ripen and dry them so they can be saved for rubs and whatnot throughout the year.

Agreed - looks like serranos to me. What did the plant look like? Serranos look a little different as their leaves tend to be a bit narrower and darker green than other peppers

 

[JBOGAN]

I grow a pepper that looks almost identical but starts out black and ripens to red.They call it a black jalapeno and they pack more scoville units than a typical jalapeno.

 

[estricklin]

Could be Tabasco peppers. A friend of mine had a houseplant when I was about 15. It had green and red peppers on it. I was hesitant to eat one, but he told me to try a green one, that they weren't really hot until they turned red.

And about 20 minutes later, after downing 2 glasses of milk and several slices of bread, I could manage to breathe and call him some choice names. His dad laughed th ehardest though.

They were pretty small, about an inch long, but that was a houseplant. Not sure if they would get bigger outside. This reminds me I wanted to start a plant inside and see what happens. Probably a jalepeno pepper though. Something that's not insanely spicy.

Tabascos do turn red after they've been left long enough, many people, including me pick them when they are green. Even if grown outdoors they won't get any bigger. As for heat, they are on par with a Cayene, somewhere around 50,000 I believe. I ate 2 mason jars of those buggers this year...Mmmmmmmmm.

I've grown peppers inside, the trick is to order yourself a really cheap heating pad off amazon that won't shut off after so long like the ones at Wal-Mart do. Also get a good CFL grow light, 5000K, I like to throw a few thousand lumens at e'm at least, and install that grow light into a brooder lamp, they are super cheap and reflective, not to mention they have the clamp so you can hang them on anything.

Everyone keeps suggesting those are Serranos, but even the smallest Serranos are going to be quite a bit longer than a inch, especially if they were to be left long enough to turn red.

 

[m3n00b]

They are thai chilis. Extremely hot! I made the mistake of eating a whole one once.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird's_eye_chili

 

[Zuljin]

This is what I grew up with being called Bird's Eye or Pequin

And these as Tabasco.

I've grown both. Birds, especially Mockingbirds, love the Bird's Eye. They eat them whole in one gulp.

I go with Serrano of some sort of Thai.

 

[ChefRex]

I need to grow more tabasco in a pot, had one plant for 3 or 4 years, very pretty and I had peppers very early in the year

 

[ChefRex]

Creamy, you never did post better pictures, what did you end up doing with them, are you lying in a tub of milk? Or are they still in the bag?

 

[CreamyGoodness]

I havent had a lot of time honestly so I threw the bag in the freezer. I'm most likely going to make a hot sauce and see what happens (Tabasco style).

For the record, they are 4 color (green, red, orange, yellow) and hang down rather than up like the birdseyes posted. They are maybe the length of your pinky finger down to the middle knuckle. I'd say a little thinner around as well (unless you have Subsailor's hands, in which case much less ). Will work on a picture asap (making food for the pregnant wife... cant believe I just said that).

 

[ChefRex]

(making food for the pregnant wife... cant believe I just said that).

No first hand experience but from what I do know "you keep her happy you'll be happier"
Best of luck in that department

 

[CreamyGoodness]

thanks bro. I make her food all the time (and the other way around) but the pregnant part is where the weirdness lies.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

the pregnant part is where the weirdness lies.

Just wait till the 1st time you see the baby moving around in there.
Regards, GF.