By Grace Rivera
Adding a bit of spice to any life is possible in various ways; one that stands out is using some spicy pepper relish. Although nine out of ten people choose to rather buy relishes from a store, however there are a small handful of people that will make these relishes themselves. One will be able to find quite a few awesome recipes online.
At first glance it becomes obvious that these recipes do not follow any specific rules in types of peppers that one needs to use. Actually most tend to encourage people to play around with different combinations of peppers and chilies of all sorts. One recipe specifically only requires one to toss various raw peppers, minus their stems, into a pulsating blender and then add garlic, sugar, salt as well as vinegar.
Vinegar does seem to be a necessary ingredient for most relishes that are home made or mass produced. Normally they use wine vinegars as a natural pickling agent and preservative. By adding this ingredient one is able to successfully refrigerate the relishes for lengthy periods of time.
Home made relishes give the person the ability to make it as potently hot or mild as per their own specific tastes. One particular recipe points out the fact that making relishes is the best solution for those that often find they have a large variety of chili peppers in their home that they are not using up in time. So basically what this means is that these relishes can use up all those peppers that are already starting to shrivel without affecting the flavor and there is no need for freshly bought ones.
Another often included ingredient is sugar, both brown and white. This is included as the sugar works to counteract some of the acidity and "heat" that these various peppers and chilies contain. Garlic is an ingredient that certainly needs to be added, it is one of those culinary components that mixes perfectly with most anything and in this case compliments the chilies flavors.
A really unique recipe is one that is slowly cooked over a low heat for several hours. The person that posted this recipe does admit that it is a very time consuming process but that it is well worth the effort. A definite benefit is that the recipe, although it requires a lot of time, makes enough to last an entire year.
One will only have to undertake this lengthy process once a year. But the main thing that makes this particular mixture stand out is that it incorporates numerous fresh vegetables and ingredients. These also include basil as well as oregano fresh from the garden or supermarket, no dried spices.
Spicy Pepper Relish can be considered as a brilliant condiment for all types of food. Forget pouring plain old mustard or tomato sauce over ones food. Rather use one of these recipes and add some panache to that plate of food, sauce or sandwich.
At first glance it becomes obvious that these recipes do not follow any specific rules in types of peppers that one needs to use. Actually most tend to encourage people to play around with different combinations of peppers and chilies of all sorts. One recipe specifically only requires one to toss various raw peppers, minus their stems, into a pulsating blender and then add garlic, sugar, salt as well as vinegar.
Vinegar does seem to be a necessary ingredient for most relishes that are home made or mass produced. Normally they use wine vinegars as a natural pickling agent and preservative. By adding this ingredient one is able to successfully refrigerate the relishes for lengthy periods of time.
Home made relishes give the person the ability to make it as potently hot or mild as per their own specific tastes. One particular recipe points out the fact that making relishes is the best solution for those that often find they have a large variety of chili peppers in their home that they are not using up in time. So basically what this means is that these relishes can use up all those peppers that are already starting to shrivel without affecting the flavor and there is no need for freshly bought ones.
Another often included ingredient is sugar, both brown and white. This is included as the sugar works to counteract some of the acidity and "heat" that these various peppers and chilies contain. Garlic is an ingredient that certainly needs to be added, it is one of those culinary components that mixes perfectly with most anything and in this case compliments the chilies flavors.
A really unique recipe is one that is slowly cooked over a low heat for several hours. The person that posted this recipe does admit that it is a very time consuming process but that it is well worth the effort. A definite benefit is that the recipe, although it requires a lot of time, makes enough to last an entire year.
One will only have to undertake this lengthy process once a year. But the main thing that makes this particular mixture stand out is that it incorporates numerous fresh vegetables and ingredients. These also include basil as well as oregano fresh from the garden or supermarket, no dried spices.
Spicy Pepper Relish can be considered as a brilliant condiment for all types of food. Forget pouring plain old mustard or tomato sauce over ones food. Rather use one of these recipes and add some panache to that plate of food, sauce or sandwich.
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