Roasted & Dried Peppers

[irishteabear]

My first time growing, harvesting, roasting and drying my own peppers.

New Mexico and Arbol peppers are ripening in small amounts which is good.

Before roasting.


I don't have a roaster so the New Mexicos went on the gas grill. Here they are roasted, peeled and ready to be dehydrated along with the Arbols that had a slit cut in them.


They are in the new dehydrator that I got a couple of weeks ago. It's an American Harvester/Nesco Gardenmaster and I love it! Once they're dried I'll post a final pic.

 

[walle]

These look fabulous!
Let us know how they turn out after drying. I make a red chili and use dried red chili's from the local Carncia Sonora. Requires a rehydration process and then into the blender. Tastes great, but I HATE (even in green chili) the chunks of dried skin.

Neve thought of roasting, skinning, then drying. Definetly a good idea - thanks for sharing.
Tracey

 

[fire it up]

Those look great Dawn. I have a bunch of cayenne and serrano I need to dry, I would love to roast them first but think I would need a gas mask for that.

 

[beer-b-q]

Those Look Great...

 

[smokingd]

Nice peppers let us know how they turn out

 

[irishteabear]

I was in chat last night with eman and mentioned that I had peppers to dehydrate or roast today. He suggested that I roast them first, then dehydrate them. I thought, why not? So that's why I'm doing.

 

[desertlites]

they look outta this world Dawn-welcome our new Pepperhead!

 

[irishteabear]

Took close to 12 hours at 135 for them to be dried, but here they all are.

 

[beer-b-q]

Dawn those sure look better than the ones I did in my Ronco Dehydrator...

I was ashamed to post qview of them...

 

[mballi3011]

Those look awesome there dawn. Now will you just grind them up in a spice grinder or do you just crush them. But they are really looking good.

 

[irishteabear]

I haven't decided what I want to do with them yet. I'm going to store them as they are, that way I have more options.

 

[walle]

Dawn,
Just caught your Q-View of the finished product. Those look amazing. I would agree with you to leave them dried for versitility. Thanks again for sharing.
Tracey