Homemade Hot Smoked Paprika

[LoydB]

I decided awhile back I wanted to make an Ibores-style goat cheese with a smoked hot paprika rind. Because there's something wrong with me, I had to do it with paprika I grew. The paprikastarted 4 months ago when I planted Leutschauer Paprika seeds from Baker's Creek in my Aerogarden. I've been steadily harvesting fruit and putting them in the freezer. When I had enough, they got thawed, seeded and put in the smoker for 5 hours with a mix of cherry, apple and pecan wood. Then into the dehydrator for 36 hours before grinding. It's hotter than any store-bought I've tried.

 

[Winterrider]

Nicely done !

 

[nlife]

There's nothing wrong with growing a specific pepper for a project. Heck that's how I ended up growing Jolokia and Scotch Bonnets.

 

[Hijack73]

Word.

Most people think paprika just tastes like red dust, because that's about all most commercial paprika in the US tastes like. I can't imagine how good that real deal must actually be.

 

[jcam222]

Very awesome!! I'll bet that is flavor bomb.

 

[LoydB]

Nicely done !

Thanks!

There's nothing wrong with growing a specific pepper for a project. Heck that's how I ended up growing Jolokia and Scotch Bonnets.

Yeah, I just finished harvesting a Yatsufusa pepper plant - the pepper used in shichimi seasoning.

Most people think paprika just tastes like red dust, because that's about all most commercial paprika in the US tastes like. I can't imagine how good that real deal must actually be.

I generally get it from the Spice House, and it's definitely better than the crap in the grocery store, but nowhere as good as this.

Very awesome!! I'll bet that is flavor bomb.

Thank you. It is.