suegha Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 (edited) I often find chillies (both red and green) that I have had for a while go off. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on ways to keep them longer. I thought about preparing them and freezing them, but there must be other suggestions. ps I'm talking about the very hot varieties. pps I know they are cheap to buy, but I just hate waste. Any thoughts? Edited February 19, 2006 by suegha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markuk Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I often find chillies (both red and green) that I have had for a while go off. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on ways to keep them longer. I thought about preparing them and freezing them, but there must be other suggestions.ps I'm talking about the very hot varieties. pps I know they are cheap to buy, but I just hate waste. Any thoughts? I keep them in the fridge last for ages and never have to throw them away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 My g/f stores them in the freezer. They last for months. If she has too many of them, she dries them out in the sun, then stores them in an airtight container. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayenram Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I often find chillies (both red and green) that I have had for a while go off. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on ways to keep them longer. I thought about preparing them and freezing them, but there must be other suggestions. ps I'm talking about the very hot varieties. pps I know they are cheap to buy, but I just hate waste. Any thoughts? I keep them in the fridge last for ages and never have to throw them away However, they will keep longer if wrapped individually in newspaper (unwashed). Check them regularly and throw away any which are going off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKAheng Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Every time I go to Thailand, the last day before coming home I go to the Pak Khlong Market to buy a kilo of dried red chillies to bring back. Now I am still trying to find prik kee noo the little mouse shit chillies dried or pickle, any idea where I can find those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BambinA Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 do u know "sun dried tomato" do it but now chilli time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markuk Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 do u know "sun dried tomato"do it but now chilli time Eh i should sun dry my chillies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryHerb Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I store mine on the plant, they keep for ages - if you don't use them, they just fall to the ground and a new plant grows, so no waste either. If you're in Thailand, it's so easy to grow your own and they taste so much better fresh off the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKAheng Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I store mine on the plant, they keep for ages - if you don't use them, they just fall to the ground and a new plant grows, so no waste either.If you're in Thailand, it's so easy to grow your own and they taste so much better fresh off the tree. My problem, I don't live in Thailand but in Canada and with my work, sometime I am out for weeks so I am not there to give water to the plants. The only plant I can grow are cactus because they can live without water for weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BambinA Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 keep that prick in your pants... ouch in thai we call chilli = prick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegha Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 Hmmmn... Chilli in my pants, sounds more dangerous!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I often find chillies (both red and green) that I have had for a while go off. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on ways to keep them longer. I thought about preparing them and freezing them, but there must be other suggestions.ps I'm talking about the very hot varieties. pps I know they are cheap to buy, but I just hate waste. Any thoughts? Information on growing chillis http://asiarecipe.com/chilliegrow.html Information on buying and saving chillis http://asiarecipe.com/chilies.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegha Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 I often find chillies (both red and green) that I have had for a while go off. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on ways to keep them longer. I thought about preparing them and freezing them, but there must be other suggestions. ps I'm talking about the very hot varieties. pps I know they are cheap to buy, but I just hate waste. Any thoughts? Information on growing chillis http://asiarecipe.com/chilliegrow.html Information on buying and saving chillis http://asiarecipe.com/chilies.html Thanks for the links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockstar Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 My wife keep the chillies in an airtight tupperware container kept in the fridge. They keep for ages that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Short Term: Separate if poss. don't store in plastic bag (they sweat and rot). Medium Term: Fridge Long Term: Freeze, Pickle, Dry, make paste and put in fridge (don't know why but lasts forever as a paste) Like the idea about keep on the tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegha Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 Short Term: Separate if poss. don't store in plastic bag (they sweat and rot).Medium Term: Fridge Long Term: Freeze, Pickle, Dry, make paste and put in fridge (don't know why but lasts forever as a paste) Like the idea about keep on the tree Do they continue getting bigger if you keep them on the tree? And if so, do they lose their 'hotness'? Or will they, in the long term, just fall off and rot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Short Term: Separate if poss. don't store in plastic bag (they sweat and rot). Medium Term: Fridge Long Term: Freeze, Pickle, Dry, make paste and put in fridge (don't know why but lasts forever as a paste) Like the idea about keep on the tree Do they continue getting bigger if you keep them on the tree? And if so, do they lose their 'hotness'? I'd recommend picking when green. Yes, they will turn red, but with no size difference, and no gain in hotness or flavour, in my experience Or will they, in the long term, just fall off and rot? Yes, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 If they rot, the seeds will grow into a new plant - hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bina Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 weve been growing all the kinds: the black/white ones (purple), the little red ones; the longer red ones, etc..: green is less hot then red te red ones can be sun dried (we did kilos and kilos of it) pound and mix with other spices, it lasts forever dried and pounded, lasts for ever we kept 50 kilo in an old goat feed pellet bag and just now used them .... have pics somewhere of the thai peppers drying on the roof, in the old cow shed, and near the road ... the long piles of red attracted many people to foto them.... we also left many of the bushes... and are still being used (esentially last years crop, as we just seeded again) this is in israel, and for the thai workers' personal use!! kilos and kilos and kilos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegha Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 weve been growing all the kinds: the black/white ones (purple), the little red ones; the longer red ones, etc..:green is less hot then red te red ones can be sun dried (we did kilos and kilos of it) pound and mix with other spices, it lasts forever dried and pounded, lasts for ever we kept 50 kilo in an old goat feed pellet bag and just now used them .... have pics somewhere of the thai peppers drying on the roof, in the old cow shed, and near the road ... the long piles of red attracted many people to foto them.... we also left many of the bushes... and are still being used (esentially last years crop, as we just seeded again) this is in israel, and for the thai workers' personal use!! kilos and kilos and kilos... This sounds very interesting. i hope when I finally get to live in Thailand that I get a chance to grow chillies. BTW is it easy to grow them organically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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